Augur

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈɔː.ɡə/
• (US) IPA: /ˈɔ.ɡɚ/
• (cot–caught merger) IPA: /ˈɑ.ɡɚ/

• Audio (US cot-caught merged)

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• Rhymes: -ɔːɡə(r)
• Homophone: auger

Noun

Augur (plural Augurs)

1. A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences.

Verb

Augur (third-person singular simple present augurs, present participle auguring, simple past and past participle augured)

1. To foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events.

Thesaurus

Cassandra; Druid; adumbrate; argue; astrologer; bespeak; betoken; bid fair to; bode; calamity howler; crystal gazer; divinator; divine; diviner; divineress; forebode; forecast; forecaster; foreknower; foreseer; foreshadow; foreshow; foreshower; foreteller; foretoken; fortuneteller; geomancer; haruspex; hint; imply; indicate; intimate; mean; omen; palmist; point to; portend; predict; predictor; prefigure; prefigurer; preindicate; presage; presager; presign; presignal; presignify; pretypify; prognosticate; prognosticator; promise; prophesier; prophesy; prophet; prophet of doom; prophetess; psychic; pythoness; religious prophets; seer; seeress; shadow forth; signify; soothsay; soothsayer; spell; suggest; token; typify; vates; vaticinate; weather prophet