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Meaning of pour in | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To flow or flood into something or somewhere.
    intransitive
  2. To arrive in great amounts.
    figuratively, intransitive
  3. To fill something with (a liquid) by pouring.
    transitive

Examples

“The rain poured in and it filled it with water while we were inside.”
“Letters of complaint came pouring in.”
“It will need the most exhilarating performance City have put together since the money started to pour in and the overwhelming evidence is that it looks wholly beyond them.”
“Eight months, much more than $17 trillion is being invested in the United States, and it's now pouring in from all parts of the world.”
“And it came to pass that some of them poured in bad wine, and some of them poured in vinegar, and some of them who were evilly disposed poured in urine; now they were wont to do this in the night during the season of harvest.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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