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augur
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin augur, of uncertain origin; akin to augur? (“interpret omens”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /???.??/
- (US) IPA(key): /??.??/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /??.??/
- Rhymes: -????(?)
- Homophone: auger; see also AGA
Noun
augur (plural augurs)
- A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences.
- (Ancient Rome) An official who interpreted omens before the start of public events.
Translations
Verb
augur (third-person singular simple present augurs, present participle auguring, simple past and past participle augured)
- To foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events; to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable outcome.
- to augur well or ill
Derived terms
- augury
Translations
Further reading
- augur in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- augur in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- augur at OneLook Dictionary Search
Latin
Etymology
Of uncertain origin. Two possibilities are:
- From Old Latin *augus (“increase”) (genitive *augeris), which is related to auge? (“to increase”). This could be inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h?éwgos; compare Sanskrit ???? (ojas, “strength, vigor”), Avestan ????????????????????? (aojah), ????????????????????? (aogah, “might, power”) as well as Latin augustus (< *h?ewgos-tos).
- From avis (“bird”) + garrire (“to talk”), as augurs were known to observe the behavior of birds.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?au?.?ur/, [?äu???r]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?au?.?ur/, [???u??ur]
Noun
augur m or f (genitive auguris); third declension
- augur
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Synonyms
- auspex
Derived terms
- augurium
- augur?
Descendants
References
- augur in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- augur in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- augur in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- augur in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- augur in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
- augur in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Middle English
Noun
augur
- Alternative form of nauger
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin augur
Noun
augur m (definite singular auguren, indefinite plural augurer, definite plural augurene)
- (historical) an augur, see English augur for more.
- (informal) a chief, bigwig
References
- “augur” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “augur” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin augur
Noun
augur m (definite singular auguren, indefinite plural augurar, definite plural augurane)
- (historical) an augur, see English augur for more.
- (informal) a chief, bigwig
References
- “augur” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French augure, from Latin augur, augurium.
Noun
augur m (plural auguri)
- augur, auspex
Noun
augur n (uncountable)
- augury, omen
Related terms
- augura
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin augur.
Noun
augur m (plural augures)
- augur
Related terms
Further reading
- “augur” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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foresee
English
Etymology
From Middle English foreseen, forseen, from Old English fores?on; equivalent to fore- +? see. Similar formations in Dutch voorzien, German vorsehen, Latin pr?vide?.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /f???si/
- (UK) IPA(key): /f???si?/
- Rhymes: -i?
Verb
foresee (third-person singular simple present foresees, present participle foreseeing, simple past foresaw, past participle foreseen)
- To be able to see beforehand: to anticipate; predict.
- 1838, Charles Dickens, The Lamplighter:
- "I foresee in this," he says, "the breaking up of our profession."
- 1838, Charles Dickens, The Lamplighter:
- (obsolete) To provide.
- 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Vicissitude of Things
- Great shoals of people, which go on to populate, without foreseeing means of life.
- 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Vicissitude of Things
Derived terms
- foreseeable
Translations
See also
- forsee
- unforeseen
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