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pours forth

pours forth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pour forth.

Meaning of pour forth

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To pour or emit in large quantity or large numbers.
    • He poured forth all the toys he had gathered onto the floor.
  2. (intransitive) To pour or appear in large quantity or large numbers.
    • Water poured forth from the breach in the hull.
  3. (intransitive) To be uttered, especially in a long flow of speech.
    • Many great ideas poured forth in their discussion.

Questions about pours forth

What is pours forth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pours forth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pour forth.

Words near pours forth in the dictionary

  1. pours
  2. pours cats and dogs
  3. pours cold water on
  4. pours down
  5. pours down the drain
  6. pours forth
  7. pours fuel on the fire
  8. pours gasoline on the fire
  9. pours good money after bad
  10. pours honey on
  11. pours in

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