pour

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Preposition 2.3.1 Derived terms 2.4 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Middle English poren, pouren "to pour". Origin uncertain. Likely of Celtic origin, from Celtic base *purr- "to jerk, throw (water)". Akin to Welsh bwrw "to cast; to strike; to rain", Scottish Gaelic purr "to push, thrust, urge, drive", Irish purraim "I push, I jerk". Displaced native Middle English schenken, schenchen "to pour" (from Old English scencan "to pour out"), Middle English ȝeoten, yetten "to pour" (from Old English ġēotan "to pour"), Middle English temen "to pour out, empty" (from Old Norse tǿma "to pour out, empty"), Middle English birlen "to pour, serve drink to" (from Old English byrelian "to pour, serve drink to", Middle English hellen "to pour, pour out" (from Old Norse hella "to pour out, incline").

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) pô, /pɔː/, /pO:/
• (US): pôr, /poʊr/, /pɔːr/, /pO:r/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(r)
• Homophones: pore; poor (in some pronunciations)

[edit] Verb

to pour (third-person singular simple present pours, present participle pouring, simple past and past participle poured)

1. (transitive) To cause to flow in a stream, as a liquid or anything flowing like a liquid, either out of a vessel or into it

   to pour water from a pail; to pour wine into a decanter; to pour oil upon the waters; to pour out sand or dust.

2. (transitive) To send forth as in a stream or a flood; to emit; to let escape freely or wholly.

   I . . . have poured out my soul before the Lord. -- 1Sam. i. 15.

   Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee. --Ezek. vii. 8.

   London doth pour out her citizens ! --Shak.

   Wherefore did Nature pour her bounties forth With such a full and unwithdrawing hand ? --Milton.

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

   Is it for thee the linnet pours his throat ? --A.Pope.

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

   The people poured out of the theater.

   In the rude throng pour on with furious pace. --Gay.

[edit] Derived terms

• pourable
• pourer
• pouringly
• inpour
• outpour

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[edit] Noun

pour (plural pours)

1. The act of pouring
2. (colloquial) A stream, or something like a stream; especially a flood of precipitation.

   A pour of rain. --Miss Ferrier.

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[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of opru
• puro
• roup

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Old French por, from Latin pro

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: /puʁ/

[edit] Preposition

pour

1. for

   J'ai un cadeau pour toi.

   I've got a gift for you.

2. to

   Je veux chanter pour te faire revenir.

   I want to sing to make you come back.

[edit] Derived terms

• pourboire m.
• pour-cent m.
• pour-compte m.

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of opru
• prou