au ‧ gur /ˈɔːɡə $ ˈɒːɡər/ BrE AmE verb
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: augur 'person who tells the future' (14-21 centuries) , from Latin ]
augur well/badly/ill formal to be a sign that something will be successful or unsuccessful SYN bode :
Today’s announcement of 300 redundancies does not augur well for the local economy.