French word

verser

Pronunciation

IPA/vɛʁse/

Meaning

  • verbpour

Example

Peux-tu verser de l'eau dans mon verre, s'il te plaît ?

Can you pour water into my glass, please?

Illustration for verser (pour)

More examples

Elle va verser la sauce sur les pâtes.

She is going to pour the sauce over the pasta.

Core concept

A steady stream leaves one container and enters another.

Common phrases

  • verser de l'eau

    pour water

  • verser du café

    pour coffee

  • verser de la sauce

    pour sauce

Similar words

servir: Put food or drink on a plate or in a glass for someone.
remplir: Fill a container with liquid or other contents.
mettre: Put an object or liquid into a place or container.
renverser: Spill liquid or contents by tipping over a container.

Definition in French

Transférer un liquide d'un récipient dans un autre en le faisant couler.

Word origin

French verser comes through Old French from Latin versare, related to vertere, meaning to turn or direct, and developed the sense of pouring.

Usage tips

  • With a reflexive object, se verser means to pour a drink for oneself, as in se verser de l'eau.

Other meanings

  • transferverb
  • payverb
  • spillverb

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