#foretell

• To augur — To foretell, predict, or anticipate how a future event will unfold based on current signs, clues, or circumstances; to be the precursor of a state of affairs. Frequently used in journalistic and literary language to indicate a favorable or unfavorable evolution.
• Auguring — The act of auguring and its result; the process of foretelling, predicting, or anticipating the evolution of a future event based on current clues. In literary or journalistic analyses, it represents the formulation of a prognosis or the interpretation of precursor signs.