verb

verter

pour

Echar un líquido o una sustancia de un recipiente a otro.

Definition & meaning

  • To pour: To cause a liquid, substance, or granular material to flow or fall from a container into or over something else. Example: "Verter el agua en el vaso" (Pour the water into the glass).
  • To dump or discharge: To empty something, often referring to waste or large quantities of material into a specific place. Example: "Verter residuos en el río" (To dump waste into the river).
  • To translate/express: Less commonly, it can mean to translate a text from one language to another or to express thoughts or feelings into words. Example: "Verter una idea al papel" (To pour/express an idea onto paper).

Grammar & Word origin

  • Grammar: It is an irregular verb of the second conjugation (-er). It follows a stem-changing pattern in the present tense, where the 'e' changes to 'ie' (e.g., vierto, viertes, vierte).
  • Word origin: The word comes from the Latin verb vertere, which means "to turn," "to change," or "to overturn." Over time, the meaning evolved from the act of turning a container to the act of spilling its contents.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Examples

Hay que verter el agua en el vaso lentamente.verb

You have to pour the water into the glass slowly.

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