pour
The act of pouringThe act of pouring.
» Please pour me a little tea.
Пожалуйста, налей мне немного чая.
Будь ласка, налий мені трохи чаю.
Meaning
3 sensesThe act of pouring.
The bartender's inexpert pour left me with a pint of beer that was half foam.
Something, or an amount, poured.
(colloquial)A downpour; a flood of precipitation.
Examples
854 sentencesPlease pour me a little tea.
Будь ласка, налий мені трохи чаю. — Anjy
ruПожалуйста, налей мне немного чая. — odexed
I poured water into the bucket.
Я налив у відро води. — uaspeaker
ruЯ налил в ведро воды. — Hellerick
deIch goss Wasser in den Eimer. — cost
Tom poured himself something to drink.
Том налив собі випити. — deniko
Tom poured some tea for me.
Том налив мені чаю. — deniko
ruТом налил мне чаю. — marafon
I'm pouring a cup of tea.
Я наливаю чашку чая. — deniko
ruЯ наливаю чашку чая. — odexed
deIch gieße eine Tasse Tee ein. — Naina
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English pouren (“to pour”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old Northern FreFrom 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
plural: poursWord family
2 related wordsCollocations
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