0 past simple and past participle of augur
1 to be a sign of especially good or bad things in the future:
The company's sales figures for the first six months augur well for the rest of the year.
Do you think that this recent ministerial announcement augurs (= is a sign of) a shift in government policy?
She added that this augured well for the future.
The whole conference was conducted in a very friendly and constructive way which augured well for the future of the new constitution in these islands.
That atmosphere has augured well for the future relationship between the two countries.
I felt that it was full of sincerity and augured well for the future of the country.
The 1980s fires augured a significant change in the city's physical character and ethnic makeup.
Once initial piles are set with concrete, other shafts are augured between them, slicing into the original piles, with the new ones receiving rebar.
It is also believed that he occasionally communicates vague visions of the future which can be augured through the use of special tarot cards.
This was in the junior grade and with many young hurlers in the team it augured well for the future of the club.
