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pourest

pourest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of pour.

Meaning of pour

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it.
    • pour water from a jug
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To send out as in a stream or a flood; to cause (an emotion) to come out; to cause to escape.
    • My teacher poured scorn on my attempts at writing.
  3. (transitive) To send forth from, as in a stream; to discharge uninterruptedly.
    • Is it for thee the linnet pours his throat?1733, [Alexander Pope], An Essay on Man. […], (please specify |epistle=I to IV), London: […] J[ohn] Wilford, […], →OCLC
  4. (intransitive) To flow, pass, or issue in a stream; to fall continuously and abundantly.
    • the rain poured down.
  5. (impersonal) To rain hard.
    • It's pouring outside.
    Synonyms:
    spate
  6. (intransitive) Of a beverage, to be on tap or otherwise available for serving to customers.

See all 11 meanings of pour

Origin of pourest

From pour + -est.

Questions about pourest

What is pourest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pourest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of pour.

Words near pourest in the dictionary

  1. poured over
  2. poured with rain
  3. pouredst
  4. pourer
  5. pourers
  6. pourest
  7. poureth
  8. Pouria
  9. pourin'
  10. pouring
  11. pouring cats and dogs

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