Pour means To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it. This page lists 20 example sentences from real texts, plus synonyms like stream or feed.
Pour in a sentence
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Pour meaning
- To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it.
- To send out as in a stream or a flood; to cause (an emotion) to come out; to cause to escape.
- To send forth from, as in a stream; to discharge uninterruptedly.
Example sentences (20)
Place two tablets into the plughole and then pour in 500ml of white vinegar, which should help to clear any buildup.
If there is any left in the bottle, and as long as it has had time to go flat, pour some on your head as a rinse!
Pour in the paella rice and saute 1 to 2 minutes so the rice is thoroughly coated in the flavorful vegetable mixture.
Pour the items into a canister or container, set them aside, and then throw them away once they have cooled down.
Fill the container with boiling water, let stand for a few minutes, empty, and then pour in the piping hot food.
Gosh, I thought I was kidding with the “pour encourager les autres” line from the other teachers in the audience post.
I’d pour in the water in the reservoir, put about two scoops of grounds in the filter basket, then switch it on.
Pour the sake and mirin into a heavy-based pan, bring to a boil, then carefully flambé to burn off the alcohol.
As copious amounts of wine and beer pour, it's hard not to root for a (or many) conflicts to take centerstage.
Place the pasta into the pan, then pour in enough boiling kettle water to just cover the pasta – about 250ml.
Pour in the rest of the milk until it looks like single cream, then add the beer – but this part is optional.
Some people swear by their Chemex pour-overs, while others rarely stray from their at-home espresso machines.
Many families pour honey (med) over the oblátky and scrape them with garlic cloves (cesnak), which improves their flavour.
Place the pie pan on a baking sheet, pour the filling into the pie crust, and bake until the filling is set, about 1 hour.
Pour the ganache into the tart shell and leave it to set at room temperature, it should take around 3 hours.
Once the soaked water is brown and murky, you will pour the solution into your watering can and add water.
Pour over some fresh fruit such as strawberries and blueberries, then drizzle with zero-sugar maple syrup.
Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and pour in the yeast-milk mixture and mix to form dough.
Once they were in bed, she’d work at the kitchen table, often with a ‘big, healthy pour’ of white wine.
It's made out of a soft material, cleans easily, and has a handle that makes it easy to pour and hold even the smallest of babies.
Common combinations with pour
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to pour 49×
- pour the 29×
- pour in 22×
- pour into 16×
- and pour 15×
- pour over 12×
- pour it 10×
- then pour 10×
- pour out 8×
- pour and 5×
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About these examples
The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word pour. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.