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Title: use of the phrase "augers well"
Post by: ofie4domingo on June 07, 2011, 02:08:36 PM

How do we use "augurs well" in a sentence? Is this use of the phrase "augers well" right? : The change in political leadership augurs well for the Exeuctive Director who was awarded with two presidential citations for his excellent leadership and outstaning government service.

Title: Re: use of the phrase "augurs well"
Post by: Joe Carillo on June 07, 2011, 07:36:23 PM

The intransitive verb “augur” means “to give promise of something” or “presage something,” so to “augur well” for somebody means to give promise of something good happening to that person. In this context, the use of the phrase “augurs well” in the following sentence that you presented is correct both grammatically and semantically: “The change in political leadership augurs well for the Executive Director, who was awarded with two presidential citations for his excellent leadership and outstanding government service.”