Augur — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy

indicate by signs

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹpɪtmˌeɪkɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɔːɡəɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɔːɡəɹ/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹpɪtmˌeɪkɚ/.

Examples

These signs bode bad news

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

auspicate presage bode predict portend betoken foreshadow foretell omen prefigure prognosticate auspex forecast

Parts of Speech

noun	(ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy
verb	indicate by signs “These signs bode bad news”
verb	predict from an omen

Word Forms

augur	verb	predict from an omen
portent	noun	a sign of something about to happen
auspice	noun	a favorable omen
prognostication	noun	a sign of something about to happen
prognosis	noun	a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
omen	noun	a sign of something about to happen
presage	noun	a sign of something about to happen
foreshadowing	noun	the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
augur	noun	(ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy
prefigurative	adjective	indistinctly prophetic
forecast	noun	a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
predictive	adjective	of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

augure

(Rome antique) un responsable religieux qui interprétait les présages pour guider la politique publique

🇮🇹Italian

augure

(antica Roma) un funzionario religioso che interpretava i presagi per guidare la politica pubblica

🇵🇹Portuguese

áugure

(Roma antiga) um oficial religioso que interpretava presságios para orientar as políticas públicas

🇷🇺Russian

предсказывать

(Древний Рим) религиозный чиновник, который интерпретировал предзнаменования, чтобы направлять государственную политику.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शकुनश

(प्राचीन रोम) एक धार्मिक अधिकारी जिसने सार्वजनिक नीति का मार्गदर्शन करने के लिए संकेतों की व्याख्या की

🇧🇩Bengali

আগুর

(প্রাচীন রোম) একজন ধর্মীয় আধিকারিক যিনি পাবলিক নীতিকে নির্দেশিত করার জন্য লক্ষণগুলি ব্যাখ্যা করেছিলেন

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆகுர்

(பண்டைய ரோம்) பொதுக் கொள்கையை வழிநடத்த சகுனங்களை விளக்கிய ஒரு மத அதிகாரி

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆగష్టు

(ప్రాచీన రోమ్) పబ్లిక్ పాలసీకి మార్గనిర్దేశం చేసేందుకు శకునాలను వివరించే మత అధికారి

🇮🇳Marathi

शुभ्र

(प्राचीन रोम) एक धार्मिक अधिकारी ज्याने सार्वजनिक धोरणाचे मार्गदर्शन करण्यासाठी शगुनांचा अर्थ लावला

🇮🇳Gujarati

શુભ

(પ્રાચીન રોમ) એક ધાર્મિક અધિકારી જેણે જાહેર નીતિને માર્ગદર્શન આપવા માટે શુકનનું અર્થઘટન કર્યું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಗು

(ಪ್ರಾಚೀನ ರೋಮ್) ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ನೀತಿಗೆ ಮಾರ್ಗದರ್ಶನ ನೀಡಲು ಶಕುನಗಳನ್ನು ಅರ್ಥೈಸುವ ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഓഗൂർ

(പുരാതന റോം) പൊതു നയത്തെ നയിക്കാൻ ശകുനങ്ങളെ വ്യാഖ്യാനിച്ച ഒരു മത ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ੁਭਕਾਮਨਾਵਾਂ

(ਪ੍ਰਾਚੀਨ ਰੋਮ) ਇੱਕ ਧਾਰਮਿਕ ਅਧਿਕਾਰੀ ਜਿਸਨੇ ਜਨਤਕ ਨੀਤੀ ਦੀ ਅਗਵਾਈ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਸ਼ਗਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਵਿਆਖਿਆ ਕੀਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

شگفتہ

(قدیم روم) ایک مذہبی عہدیدار جو عوامی پالیسی کی رہنمائی کے لئے شگون کی ترجمانی کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

占卜师

（古罗马）解释预兆以指导公共政策的宗教官员

🇯🇵Japanese

予言者

(古代ローマ)公共政策を導くために前兆を解釈した宗教当局者

🇰🇷Korean

예언자

(고대 로마) 공공 정책을 안내하기 위해 징조를 해석한 종교 관리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chiêm tinh gia

(La Mã cổ đại) một quan chức tôn giáo giải thích những điềm báo để hướng dẫn chính sách công

🇹🇭Thai

ทำนาย

(โรมโบราณ) เจ้าหน้าที่ศาสนาที่ตีความลางบอกเหตุเพื่อเป็นแนวทางนโยบายสาธารณะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

ahli nujum

(Roma kuno) seorang pejabat agama yang menafsirkan pertanda untuk memandu kebijakan publik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يبشر

(روما القديمة) مسؤول ديني فسر البشائر لتوجيه السياسة العامة

🇮🇷Persian

فال

(روم باستان) یک مقام مذهبی که فال را برای هدایت سیاست عمومی تفسیر می کرد

🇹🇷Turkish

kahin

(antik Roma) kamu politikasına rehberlik etmek için alametleri yorumlayan din görevlisi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְבַשֵׂר

(רומא העתיקה) פקיד דתי שפירש סימנים כדי להנחות את מדיניות הציבור

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