“Auger” or “Augur”—Which to use?

“Auger” or “Augur”

Overview

auger / augur are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

auger: (noun) hand tool for boring holes.

augur: (noun) (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy. (verb) predict from an omen.

Pronunciation

auger: AO·g·er

augur: AO·g·er

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Examples in Context

Examples of “auger”

…many notable musicians like Brian Auger on the piano, electric piano…
The Demaco extruder with an auger screw and mixer combined the…
…by his stage name Langdon Auger, is a Canadian rapper and…
Life has thrown Auger some curveballs, a journey he…
…June of that same year, Auger gained attention for his song…
…in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
In 2004 Auger released the Wizard of Augz…
…in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
In 2009, Auger released "The AUG Ep", again
2011 saw Auger release his 4th full-length album…

Examples of “augur”

For Cicero, this made the augur the most powerful authority in…
…was reserved for the officiating augur, which would require the interruption…
The role of the augur was that of consulting and…
…and Remus indeed acted as augurs and Romulus was considered a…
Examples of such crowdsales are Augur decentralized, distributed prediction market software…
An augur was a priest and official…
…authors believed that the term "augur" contained the words avis and…
…prototype of the ritual of inauguration of people is described in…
The augural ceremony and function of the…
…famous and he became the augur of the king (see above…

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