Meaning

8 senses
  1. (transitive)To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it.

    pour water from a jug

    pour wine into a decanter

    gießen, schütten, eingießen

    литьlitʹ, налива́тьnalivátʹ, нали́тьnalítʹ

    ли́тиlýty, налива́тиnalyváty, нали́тиnalýty

  2. (figuratively, transitive)To send out as in a stream or a flood; to cause (an emotion) to come out; to cause to escape.

    My teacher poured scorn on my attempts at writing.

  3. (transitive)To send forth from, as in a stream; to discharge uninterruptedly.

    schütten

    излива́тьizlivátʹ, изли́тьizlítʹ

  4. (intransitive)To flow, pass, or issue in a stream; to fall continuously and abundantly.

    the rain poured down.

    gießen

    ли́тьсяlítʹsja

  5. (impersonal)To rain hard.

    It's pouring outside.

    rain heavily

  6. (intransitive)Of a beverage, to be on tap or otherwise available for serving to customers.

  7. (intransitive)To move in a throng, as a crowd.

    The people poured out of the theater.

    move in large numbers

  8. (transitive)To move (a drunk or unsteady person) into or out of a place or vehicle.

    She poured him into a taxi and handed the driver the fare.

Examples

854 sentences
  1. Please pour me a little tea.

    Будь ласка, налий мені трохи чаю.

    ruПожалуйста, налей мне немного чая.

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  2. I poured water into the bucket.

    Я налив у відро води.

    ruЯ налил в ведро воды.

    deIch goss Wasser in den Eimer.

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  3. Tom poured himself something to drink.

    Том налив собі випити.

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  4. Tom poured some tea for me.

    Том налив мені чаю.

    ruТом налил мне чаю.

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  5. I'm pouring a cup of tea.

    Я наливаю чашку чая.

    ruЯ наливаю чашку чая.

    deIch gieße eine Tasse Tee ein.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to cause to flow in a stream:
Русский
By meaning 3
to cause to flow in a stream:
to send forth as in a stream or a flood:
to flow, pass or issue in or as a stream:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to cause to flow in a stream:

Origin

From Middle English pouren (“to pour”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old Northern Fre

From Middle English pouren (“to pour”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old Northern French purer (“to sift (grain), pour out (water)”), from Latin pūrō (“to purify”), from pūrus (“pure”). Compare Middle Dutch afpuren (“to pour off, drain”).

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Forms

pours, pouring, poured, poured
Base formpour · to pour
3rd person singularpours
Present participlepouring
Past simplepoured
Past participlepoured

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypour
he, she, itpours

Past simpleLesson

all personspoured

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave poured
he, she, ithas poured

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill pour

Phrasal verbs

5 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

15 synonyms
pour a drink:shinkskink
Close in meaning

Word family

20 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • poured himself
  • poured himself a
  • poured some milk
  • poured himself another
  • poured some
  • poured myself a
  • and poured himself
  • poured myself
  • poured milk into
  • poured cold water
  • bottle and poured
  • poured myself another

See also

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