Meaning of "pour" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD POUR

Of unknown origin.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF POUR

pour  [pɔː]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POUR

Pour 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 pour in English.

WHAT DOES POUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pour

Pour is a term used in various contexts. ▪ In the Persian language, the word Pour means Son. . ▪ Dispensing liquid from a container such as a bottle or pitcher, often into glassware. ▪ Heavy rain...

Definition of pour in the English dictionary

The first definition of pour in the dictionary is to flow or cause to flow in a stream. Other definition of pour is to issue, emit, etc, in a profuse way. Pour is also Also: pour with rain often foll by down to rain heavily.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO POUR

PRESENT

Present

I pour

you pour

he/she/it pours

we pour

you pour

they pour

Present continuous

I am pouring

you are pouring

he/she/it is pouring

we are pouring

you are pouring

they are pouring

Present perfect

I have poured

you have poured

he/she/it has poured

we have poured

you have poured

they have poured

Present perfect continuous

I have been pouring

you have been pouring

he/she/it has been pouring

we have been pouring

you have been pouring

they have been pouring

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 poured

you poured

he/she/it poured

we poured

you poured

they poured

Past continuous

I was pouring

you were pouring

he/she/it was pouring

we were pouring

you were pouring

they were pouring

Past perfect

I had poured

you had poured

he/she/it had poured

we had poured

you had poured

they had poured

Past perfect continuous

I had been pouring

you had been pouring

he/she/it had been pouring

we had been pouring

you had been pouring

they had been pouring

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will pour

you will pour

he/she/it will pour

we will pour

you will pour

they will pour

Future continuous

I will be pouring

you will be pouring

he/she/it will be pouring

we will be pouring

you will be pouring

they will be pouring

Future perfect

I will have poured

you will have poured

he/she/it will have poured

we will have poured

you will have poured

they will have poured

Future perfect continuous

I will have been pouring

you will have been pouring

he/she/it will have been pouring

we will have been pouring

you will have been pouring

they will have been pouring

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would pour

you would pour

he/she/it would pour

we would pour

you would pour

they would pour

Conditional continuous

I would be pouring

you would be pouring

he/she/it would be pouring

we would be pouring

you would be pouring

they would be pouring

Conditional perfect

I would have pour

you would have pour

he/she/it would have pour

we would have pour

you would have pour

they would have pour

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been pouring

you would have been pouring

he/she/it would have been pouring

we would have been pouring

you would have been pouring

they would have been pouring

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you pour
we let´s pour
you pour

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to pour

Past participle

poured

Present Participle

pouring

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.

SYNONYMS OF «POUR»

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

synonyms of pour

cascade · course · crowd · decant · dribble · drizzle · emit · flood · flow · gush · rain · rain cats and dogs · run · rush · sheet · slop · slosh · spew · spill · splash · spout · stream · swarm · teem · throng

TRANSLATION OF POUR

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 灌注
• Translator English - Spanish: verter
• English: pour
• Translator English - Hindi: डालना
• Translator English - Arabic: يَسْكُب
• Translator English - Russian: лить
• Translator English - Portuguese: despejar
• Translator English - Bengali: ঢালা
• Translator English - French: verser
• Translator English - Malay: Tuangkan
• Translator English - German: gießen
• Translator English - Japanese: 流す
• Translator English - Korean: (...에) 붓다
• Translator English - Javanese: Pour
• Translator English - Vietnamese: rót
• Translator English - Tamil: pour
• Translator English - Marathi: ओतणे
• Translator English - Turkish: dökmek
• Translator English - Italian: versare
• Translator English - Polish: nalać
• Translator English - Ukrainian: лити
• Translator English - Romanian: a turna
• Translator English - Greek: χύνω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: gooi
• Translator English - Swedish: hälla
• Translator English - Norwegian: helle

10 QUOTES WITH «POUR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pour.

1

Tim Allen

I like Pixie Sticks. Yeah, screw the middle man. Just a tube of sugar... I'd pour two of those in a big 12 ounce coke. And I'd go out to catechism class and try to concentrate on the priest. I saw Jesus several times. I swear I did.

2

Kristin Armstrong

Running fills the cup that has to pour out for others. Running feeds the soul that has a responsibility to nourish. Running sets the anchor that limits the drift of the day. Running clears the mind that has a myriad of challenges to solve. Running tends to the self so that selfishness can subside.

3

Walter Benjamin

Opinions are to the vast apparatus of social existence what oil is to machines: one does not go up to a turbine and pour machine oil over it; one applies a little to hidden spindles and joints that one has to know.

4

Sepp Blatter

What I am most proud of is the legacy of hope that FIFA and football leaves around the world. It makes all of the efforts and energy I pour into this job worth it.

5

Bono

If you pour your life into songs, you want them to be heard. It's a desire to communicate. A deep desire to communicate inspires songwriting.

6

Orla Brady

Girls pour their insecurities into their looks.

7

Leonid I. Brezhnev

We should not pour muck on ourselves.

8

David R. Brower

The more we pour the big machines, the fuel, the pesticides, the herbicides, the fertilizer and chemicals into farming, the more we knock out the mechanism that made it all work in the first place.

9

William Ellery Channing

It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with superior minds. In the best books, great men talk to us, give us their most precious thoughts, and pour their souls into ours.

10

Damien Chazelle

Before 'Whiplash,' I'd had a string of failed scripts. I'd pour my blood, sweat and tears into them, and no one would like them.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POUR»

Discover the use of pour in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pour and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One ...

In Pour Your Heart Into It, CEO Howard Schultz illustrates the principles that have shaped the Starbucks phenomenon, sharing the wisdom he has gained from his quest to make great coffee part of the American experience.

Howard Schultz, 2012

Melt and Pour Soapmaking

Pour the liquid into moulds to set - and let the real fun begin. This text offers information on different types of aromatic and essential oils.

Marie Browning, 2002

Messiaen: Quatuor Pour la Fin Du Temps

Anthony Pople's book provides an introduction to Messiaen's style through an examination of this great work, showing how it came to be composed and giving an in-depth assessment of each of its eight movements.

Anthony Pople, 1998

Shake, Stir, Pour-Fresh Homegrown Cocktails: Make Syrups, ...

" This is your complete guide to making infused liquors, cordials, bitters, and cocktails from fresh, delicious ingredients at home.

Katie Loeb, Katie M. Loeb, 2012

Concept and Form, Volume 1: Selections from the Cahiers pour ...

The two volumes of Concept and Form offer the first systematic presentation and assessment of the Cahiers legacy in any language. The first volume translates a selection of original Cahiers texts.

Peter Hallward, Knox Peden, 2012

Annales Du 17e Congrès D'Associationi Internationale Pour ...

Additionally, apart from contributions on stained glass, on glass decoration and the use of enamelling, a substantial series of papers dealing with the chemical analysis of glass form part of this proceedings volume.

Koen Janssens, 2009

Soapylove: Squeaky-Clean Projects Using Melt-and-Pour Soap

Teaches readers how to turn a glycerine melt-and-pour soap base into tempting, stylish soaps using creative techniques like cutting, moulding and colouring.

Debbie Chialtas, 2009

300 Handcrafted Soaps: Great Melt & Pour Projects

Soaps fragrant with cinnamon, 'painted' with natural coloring, stamped or laminated, that fizz in the bath, and even have a written message.

Marie Browning, 2003

Cool Melt 'N Pour Soap

More. Ideas. for. Relief. Soaps. Ideas for relief soaps are limited only by your imagination! There are many different molds available. Choose any colors and fragrances you like. Here are two more relief soaps to get you started. Fleur-de-lis  ...

Lisa Wagner, 2010

Symphonie pour orgue et orchestre, op. 42(bis)

Using movements from his second and sixth symphonies for solo organ as the basis for this work,Widor created a masterpiece that launched a renaissance in the organ/orchestra combination.

Charles Marie Widor, John Richard Near, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POUR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pour is used in the context of the following news items.

China's State Media Pour Scorn On Obama's Africa Trip

China's State Media Pour Scorn On Obama's Africa Trip. The U.S. is "taking China as a rival in Africa," one paper said. AP. Posted: 07/27/2015. Ethiopian Prime ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

Tributes pour in for People's President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam

Tributes pour in for People's President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi; |; Updated: Jul 28, 2015 02:48 ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»

Social media tributes pour in for New Springville crash victim, Alize …

Police investigate the scene of a fatal crash at the intersection of Richmond Avenue and Richmond Hill Road Sunday night. (Staten Island ... «SILive.com, Jul 15»

Tributes pour in for millionaire greengrocer Joe Richards after his …

The body of businessman Joe Richards, who has shops in Birmingham and Lichfield, was discovered at his home on Friday afternoon. «Birmingham Mail, Jul 15»

Bobbi Kristina Brown: Tributes pour in after Whitney Houston's only …

Bobbi Kristina Brown: Tributes pour in after Whitney Houston's only daughter dies aged 22. Brown had been in a medically-induced coma since ... «The Independent, Jul 15»

Tributes pour in for Anzac Pīkia

Tributes from the Māori broadcasting community continue to flow for Anzac Pīkia, an experienced journalist who died suddenly during the ... «Radio New Zealand, Jul 15»

Condolences pour in

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has expressed shock over the sudden demise of former president A P J Abdul Kalam. “Kalam, who was known as ... «Deccan Herald, Jul 15»

Investors pour Rs 9000 crore in first half to buy units of Gilt funds

Mutual fund (MF) managers are putting a lot of money in government securities (G-secs), amid expectation of further rate cuts by the Reserve ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»

Cuisine Scene: Stillwaters! Plate and Pour

I've often admired Stillwaters! rooftop patio from afar, eyeing it up in all its glory while crossing the Grand River and thinking of trying to finish up ... «Brantford Expositor, Jul 15»

Donations pour in for Biddeston fire family

Donations pour in for Biddeston fire family. Tara Miko | 27th Jul 2015 5:13 PM. Tara Miko Reporter Tara started with APN in 2010 after graduating with a ... «Toowoomba Chronicle, Jul 15»