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.
pours
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present tense formof pour (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The petition was started by TVP federation chair Aileen O'Connor who said the decision to consider the killers for early release "pours salt into wounds that have never healed".
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Natural light pours into Bloom Center, by contrast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
While the company pours money into its cash-burning AI efforts, its mature space operations have scored big wins of late.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
‘Hysteria’ grips San Francisco’s housing market as AI wealth pours in.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
In the kitchen, she turns on the electric kettle and pours me a glass of lemonade.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
