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Pronunciation / Transliteration: yùshì
"晴朗的天气预示着丰收。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To portend a good or bad outcome; to foreshadow or serve as an omen.
"Strong quarterly earnings augur well for the company's future growth."
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An official in ancient Rome who forecasted future events based on bird signs and natural phenomena.
"The Roman consul consulted the augur before embarking on the military campaign."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'augur', referring to an ancient Roman religious official who predicted future events by observing the behavior of birds. Entering Middle English in the 16th century, the term shifted from denoting a specific soothsayer to a general verb meaning to portend or foreshadow future outcomes.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Augur" is said worldwide
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augurar
Transliteration: aw-gu-ɾaɾ
"O sucesso do projeto augura dias melhores."
भविष्यवाणी करना
Transliteration: bhavishyavani karna
"यह संकेत अच्छे भविष्य की भविष्यवाणी करता है।"
预示
Transliteration: yùshì
"晴朗的天气预示着丰收。"
전조하다
Transliteration: jeonjohada
"그의 성공은 밝은 미래를 전조한다."
予兆する
Transliteration: yochou suru
"黒い雲が嵐を予兆している。"
augurer
Transliteration: oh-gyu-re
"Ces résultats augurent bien de l'avenir."
verheißen
Transliteration: fɛɐ̯ˈhaɪ̯sn̩
"Diese Zeichen verheißen nichts Gutes."
augurare
Transliteration: au-gu-ra-re
"Vi auguro un felice anno nuovo."
augurar
Transliteration: aw-gu-ɾaɾ
"El cielo nublado augura tormenta."
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