Новый большой англо-русский словарь - augur
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augur
1. ист. авгур (в Древнем Риме) 2. прорицатель 3. книж. предвещать to augur well of (for) smth. —- служить хорошим предзнаменованием чего-л., предвещать хорошее this closeness augurs a thunderstorm —- эта духота предвещает грозу 4. книж. предсказывать, предвидеть I augur his failure (that he will fail) —- я предвижу его неудачу (что его постигнет неудача)
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1. noun 1) hist. авгур 2) прорицатель 2. v. предсказывать, предвещать; предвидеть to augur well - служить хорошим предзнаменованием Syn: see predict ...Англо-русский словарь
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v. & n. --v. 1 intr. a (of an event, circumstance, etc.) suggest a specified outcome (usu. augur well or ill). b portend, bode (all augured well for our success). 2 tr. a foresee, predict. b portend. --n. a Roman religious official who observed natural signs, esp. the behaviour of birds, interpreting these as an indication of divine approval or disapproval of a proposed action. Derivatives augural adj. Etymology: L ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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I. noun Etymology: Latin; akin to Latin augere Date: 14th century 1. an official diviner of ancient Rome 2. one held to foretell events by omens II. verb Date: 1601 transitive verb 1. to foretell especially from omens 2. to give promise of ; presage higher pay ~s a better future intransitive verb to predict the future especially from omens ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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(augurs, auguring, augured) If something augurs well or badly for a person or a future situation, it is a sign that things will go well or badly. (FORMAL) The renewed violence this week hardly augurs well for smooth or peaceful change... = bode VERB: V adv for n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ v 1 augur well formal to be a sign that something will be successful (His unfriendly manner did not augur well for our interview.) 2 literary to be a sign that a particular thing will happen in the future ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 14c., from L. augur, a religious official in ancient Rome who foretold events by omens, perhaps originally meaning "an increase in crops enacted in ritual," from augere "increase," from PIE base *aug- "to increase." Or perhaps it is from L. avis "bird," since flights, singing, and feeding of birds or entrails from bird sacrifices were an important part of divination. The verb is 1549, from the noun. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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