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poured in

poured in is the simple past and past participle of pour in.

Meaning of pour in

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To flow or flood into something or somewhere.
    • The rain poured in and it filled it with water while we were inside.2012, Monty Hale, Anne Scrimgeour, Kurlumarniny: We Come from the Desert, →ISBN, page 17
  2. (figuratively, intransitive) To arrive in great amounts.
    • Letters of complaint came pouring in.
  3. (transitive) To fill something with (a liquid) by pouring.
    • And it came to pass that some of them poured in bad wine, and some of them poured in vinegar, and some of them who were evilly disposed poured in urine; now they were wont to do this in the night during the season of harvest.2015, Budge, Alexander The Great, →ISBN, page 288

Questions about poured in

What is poured in the simple past and past participle of?
Poured in is the simple past and past participle of pour in.

Words near poured in in the dictionary

  1. poured forth
  2. poured fuel on the fire
  3. poured gasoline on the fire
  4. poured good money after bad
  5. poured honey on
  6. poured in
  7. poured into
  8. poured oil on troubled waters
  9. poured one out
  10. poured one's heart out
  11. poured out

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