downpour
To pour down; rain heavilyTo pour down; rain heavily.
» There's going to be a downpour.
Es wird einen Wolkenbruch geben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Будет ливень. — Ooneykcall
Пройде зливовий дощ. — User55521
Буде злива. — User55521
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1 sensesTo pour down; rain heavily.
Examples
30 sentencesThere's going to be a downpour.
Пройде зливовий дощ. — User55521
ruБудет ливень. — Ooneykcall
deEs wird einen Wolkenbruch geben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Never in my life have I seen such a downpour.
В житті не бачив такої зливи. — Oleksandr_Tahayev
Memories were made in the downpour.
I was utterly soaked by the downpour.
This downpour isn't a disaster for everyone.
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
From down- + pour.From down- + pour.
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Forms
downpours, downpouring, downpoured, downpoured| Base form | downpour · to downpour |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | downpours |
| Present participle | downpouring |
| Past simple | downpoured |
| Past participle | downpoured |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.