pour
verb (used with object)
to send (a liquid, fluid, or anything in loose particles) flowing or falling, as from one container to another, or into, over, or on something.
has been pouring
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present perfect progressiveof pour (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The US government has been pouring money into the development of companies specializing in separation, refining and magnet production.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
The Beijing-based company, once considered China’s answer to Google, has been pouring money into AI, autonomous driving and chip design even as its bread-and-butter advertising business has continued to shrink.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
"If you convert our entire Sun to energy, using Albert Einstein's famous formula E = mc2, that's how much energy has been pouring out from this flare since we began observing it," Ford notes.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2025
Meanwhile investment has been pouring into the region.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2025
Fearful storm of rain, which has been pouring continuously for past twenty-four hours.
From The Colored Regulars in the United States Army by T. G. (Theophilus Gould) Steward
