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poureth

poureth is the third-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 poureth

From pour + -eth.

Questions about poureth

What is poureth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Poureth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pour.

Words near poureth in the dictionary

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

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