pour forth
verb
Simple meaning
To pour or appear in large quantity or large numbers.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
pawrfawrthSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈpɔɹˈfɔɹθ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
intransitive
To pour or appear in large quantity or large numbers.
intransitiveof words
To be uttered, especially in a long flow of speech.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: To pour or appear in large quantity or large numbers.
Used this way, pour forth is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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