pour

CEFRA2

/pɔː/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To make a liquid flow from one container into another.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To send forth from, as in a stream; to discharge uninterruptedly.

Examples

  • Don't pour hot water into the glass or it will crack.

  • Pour melted butter over the popcorn.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /paʊɹ/
  • /poɹ/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To send out as in a stream or a flood; to cause (an emotion) to come out; to cause to escape.

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

  3. To flow, pass, or issue in a stream; to fall continuously and abundantly.

More examples

In context

  • Pour the sauce over the pasta.

  • pour water from a jug

  • pour wine into a decanter

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

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”). To pour displaced several Middle English verbs: * schenchen, schenken (“to pour”), from Old English sċenċan (“to pour out”) and Old Norse skenkja, from Proto-Germanic *skankijaną. Compare dialectal English shink, skink. * yeten, from Old English ġēotan (“to pour”), from Proto-Germanic *geutaną. * birlen (“to pour, serve drink to”), from Old English byrelian (“to pour, serve drink to”). * hellen (“to pour, pour out”), from Old Norse hella (“to pour out...