Толковый словарь английского языка - augur
Augur
augur
I. noun Etymology: Latin; akin to Latin augēre Date: 14th century an official diviner of ancient Rome, one held to foretell events by omens, II. verb Date: 1601 transitive verb to foretell especially from omens, to give promise of ; presage , intransitive verb to predict the future especially from omens
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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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