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title: pour — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «pour» in the school dictionary: To pour is to make a liquid flow out of a container, like pouring water into a glass. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# pour

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** Rain, it, lots, crowds, She, He · **What happens:** pour, be, rain, mean, move, pour out · **To what, where:** container, water, glass, stadium, 200 ml, 2 liters · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«pour» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [pour in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pour.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To pour is to make a liquid flow out of a container, like pouring water into a glass.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pour:m1:1
# text = To pour is to make a liquid flow out of a container, like pouring water into a glass.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	pour	pour	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	liquid	liquid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	flow	flow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	out	out	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	container	container	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
15	pouring	pour	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	advcl	_	_
16	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
17	into	into	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pour** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | a container |  | make *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **pour** | gerund |  | water |  | a glass |  |  | vn pour-9.5 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Agent water=Theme into glass=Destination |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rain pours when it rains very hard: «It's pouring».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pour:m2:1
# text = Rain pours when it rains very hard: «It's pouring».
1	Rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pours	pour	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	5	mark	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	rains	rain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	pouring	pour	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pour** | present | Rain |  |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |
| 2 | **rain** | present | it |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme» |
| 3 | **pour** *in a quote* | present · progressive | Rain |  |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To pour (in, out) can mean lots of people or things move fast: crowds poured out of the stadium.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pour:m3:1
# text = To pour (in, out) can mean lots of people or things move fast: crowds poured out of the stadium.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	pour	pour	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	in	in	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	out	out	ADV	RB	_	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
15	move	move	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	ccomp	_	_
16	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	15	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
18	crowds	crowd	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nsubj	_	_
19	poured	pour	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	parataxis	_	_
20	out	out	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	stadium	stadium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pour** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |
| 2 | **mean** | can |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **move** | present | lots of people or things |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **pour out** | past | crowds | the stadium |  |  |  |  | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stadium=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She pours 200 ml of milk into a glass.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pour:x1:1
# text = She pours 200 ml of milk into a glass.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pours	pour	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	200	200	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	ml	ml	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pour** | present | She | 200 ml of milk |  | a glass |  |  | vn pour-9.5 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Agent ml=Theme into glass=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He poured 2 liters out of the jug.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pour:x2:1
# text = He poured 2 liters out of the jug.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	poured	pour	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	liters	liter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	jug	jug	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pour** | past | He | 2 liters |  | the jug |  |  | vn pour-9.5 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Agent liter=Theme out jug=Initial\_Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pour equal amounts into 4 cups.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pour:x3:1
# text = Pour equal amounts into 4 cups.
1	Pour	pour	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	amounts	amount	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	cups	cup	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pour** | imperative | you *not said here* | equal amounts |  | 4 cups |  |  | vn pour-9.5 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Agent amount=Theme into cup=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How much water is left after she pours 3 cups?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pour:x4:1
# text = How much water is left after she pours 3 cups?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	pours	pour	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
9	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	cups	cup	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | present · passive |  | much water |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **pour** | present | she | 3 cups |  |  |  |  | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cup=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It's pouring outside, so take your raincoat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pour:x5:1
# text = It's pouring outside, so take your raincoat.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	pouring	pour	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	outside	outside	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	raincoat	raincoat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pour** | present · progressive | It |  |  |  |  | outside *property* | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |
| 2 | **take** | infinitive |  | your raincoat |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent raincoat=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pour the batter into the cake tin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pour:x6:1
# text = Pour the batter into the cake tin.
1	Pour	pour	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	batter	batter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	tin	tin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pour** | imperative | you *not said here* | the batter |  | the cake tin |  |  | vn pour-9.5 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Agent batter=Theme into tin=Destination |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fans poured into the stadium.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pour:x7:1
# text = Fans poured into the stadium.
1	Fans	fan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	poured	pour	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	into	into	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	stadium	stadium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pour** | past | Fans |  |  | the stadium |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into stadium=Location |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ask an adult to pour hot water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pour:x8:1
# text = Ask an adult to pour hot water.
1	Ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	pour	pour	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
6	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | a adult |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **pour** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | hot water |  |  |  |  | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Into another similar bottle she poured some good wine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pour:x9:1
# text = Into another similar bottle she poured some good wine.
1	Into	into	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	det	_	_
3	similar	similar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	bottle	bottle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	poured	pour	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
8	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	wine	wine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pour** | past | she | some good wine |  | another similar bottle |  |  | vn pour-9.5 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Agent wine=Theme into bottle=Destination |

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