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Pour out meaning

Pour out is a phrasal verb that means to reveal all your worries or emotions to someone, usually in private.

Past simple
poured out
Past participle
poured out
-ing form
pouring out

What pour out means

confide feelings and problemsB2

To reveal all your worries or emotions to someone, usually in private

She poured out her fears to her sister.

Similar phrasal verbs

With out: go out, find out, sort out, run out, take out, get out, hand out, check out, look out, ask out.

Common questions

What does pour out mean?

To reveal all your worries or emotions to someone, usually in private.

What is the past tense of pour out?

Poured out, which is also its past participle.

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