pour forth

C1 formal inseparable both

In simple words

To let out a lot of something — like words, feelings, or music — all at once, powerfully.

Literal meaning: Liquid flowing outward in a forward direction — the 'forth' adds a sense of outward projection, making it more dynamic than 'pour out'.

Meanings

1 C1 idiomatic formal

rare

To speak or write at length and with great feeling, releasing a flow of words, emotion, or ideas.

"The poet poured forth his grief in verse after the death of his closest friend."

"She poured forth a torrent of abuse."
— Charles Dickens, Bleak House (1853)

Grammar: inseparable

2 C1 formal

rare

For a sound, light, or substance to emanate powerfully and continuously from a source.

"Music poured forth from the open windows of the concert hall."

Grammar: inseparable

Usage notes

Distinctly literary and somewhat archaic in tone. Common in 19th- and early 20th-century prose. Used today mostly in formal writing, poetry, or for deliberate rhetorical effect. The subject can be a person or a thing (e.g., 'the organ poured forth music').

Commonly used with

words music eloquence praise grief light

Forms

Base

pour forth

I/you/we/they

3rd person

pours forth

he/she/it

Past simple

poured forth

yesterday

Past participle

poured forth

have + pp

-ing form

pouring forth

continuous

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Synonyms

pour out give vent to gush forth emit discharge expound

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