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augur
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
augur
(verb)
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augur
/
ˈ
ɑːgɚ/
verb
augurs
;
augured
;
auguring
augur
/
ˈ
ɑːgɚ/
verb
augurs
;
augured
;
auguring
Learner's definition of AUGUR
formal
:
to show or suggest something that might happen in the future
[
no object
]
The change
augurs
[=
bodes
] ill/badly for the success of the business. [=the change suggests that the business will not succeed]
The decision doesn't
augur
well.
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This bad news could
augur
[=
bode
] disaster for all of us.
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