Augury

Pronunciation: /ˈɔːɡjʊri/

Definitions of augury

noun a sign of what will happen in the future; an omen or prediction

Example Sentences

A1 She believed that finding a four-leaf clover was an augury of good luck.

A2 The villagers saw the rainbow as an augury of the upcoming harvest season.

B1 In ancient Rome, augury was an important practice for predicting the future.

B2 The oracle's augury was taken seriously by the royal court.

C1 The astrologer made an augury about the outcome of the upcoming election.

C2 The augury of the bird's flight patterns was interpreted as a sign of impending danger.

Examples of augury in a Sentence

formal The priest performed an augury to predict the outcome of the harvest.

informal Some people still believe in reading tea leaves as a form of augury.

slang I don't put much stock in that crystal ball augury stuff.

figurative The dark clouds gathering overhead were an augury of the impending storm.

Grammatical Forms of augury

• plural: auguries
• comparative: more augury
• superlative: most augury
• present tense: augurs
• future tense: will augur
• perfect tense: has augured
• continuous tense: is auguring
• singular: augury
• positive degree: augury
• infinitive: to augur
• gerund: auguring
• participle: augured

Origin and Evolution of augury

First Known Use: 0015 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'augury' originated from the Latin word 'augurium', which referred to the practice of interpreting omens or signs in ancient Roman religion.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'augury' has evolved from its original meaning of interpreting omens to also encompass the broader concept of predicting the future or foreseeing events through signs or omens.