augur

trends that augur change in society.

augured scandal from a distance;

the end of the cold war seemed to augur well.

A smooth dress rehearsal augured well for the play.

The signs augur well for tomorrow’s weather.

they feared that these happenings augured a neo-Nazi revival.

Does this unfortunate news augur war in the near future?

The front half of the church is characterized by two steepled stone towers, which augur loyalty to the God.

Conflicts among the various groups do not augur well for the future of the peace talks.

They augur misgovernment at a distance, and snuff the approach of tyranny in every tainted breeze.

The outlook for the euro-area economy is deteriorating fast, which augurs ill for attempts to wrest the finances of indebted countries under control.

It was a bad beginning for the young man's life as a son-in-law, and augured ill for the delicate consultation he desired.

" Indeed you are mistaken there, sir; I should never augur want of spirit from Captain Benwick's manners. I thought them particularly pleasing, and I will answer for it, they would generally please" .

Eugenie never augured better of her cousin's character than when she saw him come down in the plain black clothes which suited well with his pale face and sombre countenance.

Amongst any other population, or at a later period in the history of New England, the grim rigidity that petrified the bearded physiognomies of these good people would have augured some awful business in hand.

I augured favourably of the liberality of our master, To do him honour, I dressed very carefully and spread abundantly on my hair the powder a box full of which I found on a small table.