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" It takes less land to grow a pound of broccoli than it does a pound of beef. Less land to grow a pound of grain than a pound of beef. Less water, less energy."
Ed Begley, Jr.

Meaning of "pound" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD POUND

Old English pūnian; related to Dutch puin rubble.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF POUND

paʊnd


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POUND

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pound is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb pound in English.

WHAT DOES POUND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pound in the English dictionary

The first definition of pound in the dictionary is when intr, often foll by on or at to strike heavily and often. Other definition of pound is to beat to a pulp; pulverize. Pound is also to instil by constant drilling.



CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO POUND

PRESENT

Present
I pound
you pound
he/she/it pounds
we pound
you pound
they pound
Present continuous
I am pounding
you are pounding
he/she/it is pounding
we are pounding
you are pounding
they are pounding
Present perfect
I have pounded
you have pounded
he/she/it has pounded
we have pounded
you have pounded
they have pounded
Present perfect continuous
I have been pounding
you have been pounding
he/she/it has been pounding
we have been pounding
you have been pounding
they have been pounding
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I pounded
you pounded
he/she/it pounded
we pounded
you pounded
they pounded
Past continuous
I was pounding
you were pounding
he/she/it was pounding
we were pounding
you were pounding
they were pounding
Past perfect
I had pounded
you had pounded
he/she/it had pounded
we had pounded
you had pounded
they had pounded
Past perfect continuous
I had been pounding
you had been pounding
he/she/it had been pounding
we had been pounding
you had been pounding
they had been pounding
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will pound
you will pound
he/she/it will pound
we will pound
you will pound
they will pound
Future continuous
I will be pounding
you will be pounding
he/she/it will be pounding
we will be pounding
you will be pounding
they will be pounding
Future perfect
I will have pounded
you will have pounded
he/she/it will have pounded
we will have pounded
you will have pounded
they will have pounded
Future perfect continuous
I will have been pounding
you will have been pounding
he/she/it will have been pounding
we will have been pounding
you will have been pounding
they will have been pounding
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would pound
you would pound
he/she/it would pound
we would pound
you would pound
they would pound
Conditional continuous
I would be pounding
you would be pounding
he/she/it would be pounding
we would be pounding
you would be pounding
they would be pounding
Conditional perfect
I would have pound
you would have pound
he/she/it would have pound
we would have pound
you would have pound
they would have pound
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been pounding
you would have been pounding
he/she/it would have been pounding
we would have been pounding
you would have been pounding
they would have been pounding
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you pound
we let´s pound
you pound
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to pound
Past participle
pounded
Present Participle
pounding
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POUND

around · background · bound · campground · compound · foreground · found · ground · hound · mound · outbound · playground · profound · renowned · round · sound · surround · ultrasound · underground · unsound

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POUND

poultry farm · poultry farmer · poultry farming · poultryman · poultrymen · pounce · pouncer · pouncet box · pound cake · pound coin · pound cost averaging · pound net · pound note · pound of flesh · pound Scots · pound sign · pound sterling · poundage · poundal · pounding

WORDS THAT END LIKE POUND

abound · all-around · all-round · break new ground · fall to the ground · get around · get off the ground · go round · greyhound · inbound · into the ground · rebound · surround sound · the high ground · the Sound · the underground · to the ground · unbound · wound · year-round

Synonyms and antonyms of pound in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «POUND»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «pound» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «pound» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF POUND

Find out the translation of pound to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of pound from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pound» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

libra
570 millions of speakers
en

English

pound
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

पाउंड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جِنِيه
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

фунт
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

libra
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

পাউন্ড
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

livre
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Pound
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Pfund
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

ポンド
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

파운드
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Pound
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đồng bảng
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பவுண்டு
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

पाउंड
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

pound
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

libbra
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

funt
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

фунт
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

liră
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λίρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pond
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pund
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pund
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pound

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POUND»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of pound
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «pound».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pound

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «POUND»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pound.
1
Muhammad Ali
It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.
2
Fatty Arbuckle
I don't weigh a pound over one hundred and eighty and, what's more, I never did.
3
John Baldessari
I guess I get bored easily, and thank God. I don't want to all my life pound only the same key, although some artists do it very effectively. I'm not trying to denigrate anybody.
4
Ed Begley, Jr.
It takes less land to grow a pound of broccoli than it does a pound of beef. Less land to grow a pound of grain than a pound of beef. Less water, less energy.
5
Stanley Bing
There are no living beings who exert more power over others, pound for pound, than tiny babies and extremely thin moguls.
6
H. G. Bissinger
I am the father of twin sons that were born in Philadelphia at Pennsylvania Hospital in 1983. They were 13 weeks premature. Gerry weighed 1 pound 14 ounces, and Zachary 1 pound 11 ounces. They were the first male twins to ever survive at Pennsylvania Hospital.
7
William Bligh
Beef also was difficult to be procured and exceedingly poor; the price nearly sixpence farthing per pound.
8
Terry Bradshaw
I just like to catch fish, I don't care if it weighs half a pound or 10 pounds. But I can't do a lot of casting. I can work a jig or a worm. But not for long, especially if the big ones are biting. Those big bass will make it hurt after a while.
9
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
When a person is down in the world, an ounce of help is better than a pound of preaching.
10
Steve Burns
When I was 14 I would pick up my brother's bass guitar, and I would just pound on it, having no idea how to play it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POUND»

Discover the use of pound in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pound and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal ...
Not only is there little evidence this is true, the entire movement is largely funded and promoted by the financial services sector.
Helaine Olen, 2012
2
1 Pound a Day: The Martha's Vineyard Diet Detox and Plan for ...
If you want to lose weight and protect yourself from disease, 1 Pound a Day will help you lower your toxic load. Do you want people to say, “You look great! What have you done?” Then the 1 Pound a Day diet detox is for you!
Roni DeLuz, James Hester, 2013
3
ABC of Reading
In celebration of what would have been Ezra Pound's 125th birthday comes a new edition of the author's classic book about the meaning of literature, now with a new introduction. Reissue.
Ezra Pound, 2010
4
Pound/Joyce; the Letters of Ezra Pound to James Joyce: With ...
Donated by Michael Dillon, June 2009. The letters of Ezra Pound to James Joyce with Pound's critical essays and articles about Joyce. This is the record of one of the most interesting personal relationships of modern literature.
Ezra Pound, James Joyce, Forrest Read, 1967
5
The Cantos of Ezra Pound
Provides the complete text of Pound's epic poem including a translation of Pound's Italian canto LXXII, Canto LXXIII, and a 1966 fragment concluding the work
Ezra Pound, 1996
6
The Pound Era
A critical discussion of Pound's poetry and an insightful analysis of his sources.
Hugh Kenner, 2011
7
Literary Essays of Ezra Pound
The contemporary significance and permanent value of Pound's criticism are revealed in these collected essays and reviews
Ezra Pound, Thomas Stearns Eliot, 1968
8
Social Control Through Law
In Social Control Through Law Roscoe Pound formulates a list of social-ethical principles with a three-fold purpose.
Roscoe Pound, 1942
9
Jurisprudence
Reprint of the sole edition of Pound's magnum opus. This monumental work which was the culmination of a life devoted to the study of the law and its philosophical underpinnings.
Roscoe Pound, 1959
10
A Memoir of Gaudier-Brzeska:
Ezra Pound's book on the French sculptor Henri Gaudier-Brzeska was first published in 1916.
Ezra Pound, 1970

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POUND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pound is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Pound to Euro Loses Ground But Manufacturers Will Welcome the …
The pound sterling has slumped back towards its longer-term trend range against the euro signalling the end of the euro-buying bonanza. «Pound Sterling Live, Jul 15»
2
Pound Falls Versus Euro as Cameron Said to Fast-Track Vote on EU
The pound fell to the weakest level in two weeks against the euro on speculation a referendum on whether Britain should leave the European ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
3
Bristol pound counts in local economy
By charging retailers 3 per cent to convert the Bristol pound back into sterling, businesses are incentivised to buy stock from local suppliers. «Financial Times, Jul 15»
4
5000-Pound Tree Pins Sleeping Woman, 20, After Falling on Long …
Shocked family members didn't want to comment immediately, but told fire officials that it was a miracle she was okay. By Katherine Creag. «NBC New York, Jul 15»
5
Former 41-Pound Fat Cat in Texas Slims Down to 19 Pounds
A former 41-pound cat dubbed Skinny has lost more than half of his weight to become the darling of a Dallas veterinary clinic. Dr. Brittney ... «ABC News, Jul 15»
6
Forex Focus: Rate-rise talk sends the pound to new heights
"The pound's recent rise to multi-year highs across a plethora of currencies can mainly be attributed to Mark Carney's indications that a rate ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
7
Strong pound squeezes UK manufacturers
Katja Hall, deputy director-general at the CBI, said that manufacturers were “continuing to feel the pressure from the stronger pound”, adding ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
8
Pound to Euro, Dollar and Aus Dollar Could Return to Best …
The British Pound endured a torrid end of the week against the major exchange rates, dropping back below 1.41 versus the Euro and trading ... «Exchange Rates UK, Jul 15»
9
Charles F. Pound
CROGHAN – Charles F. Pound, 75, of Mechanic Street, passed away Saturday evening, July 25, 2015 at Lewis County General Hospital, after ... «WatertownDailyTimes.com, Jul 15»
10
A 5000-Pound Tree Fell Through a Woman's Roof and Landed on …
The 5,000-pound tree came crashing through just after midnight on Monday, Nassau County Police Officer Eloise Abdullah confirmed to ... «People Magazine, Jul 15»
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