English
Pronunciation
IPA|/paÊnd/
audio|en-us-pound.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-aÊnd|-aÊnd
Etymology 1
OE. pund, from Ger. *punda-, an early borrowing from L. pondo|pondÅ in libra|lÄ«bra pondo|pondÅ âa pound by weightâ (a misinterpretation: pondo|pondÅ is the adverb meaning âby weightâ, originally an ablative form of pondus). Cognate with Dutch pond, German Pfund, Swedish pund.
Noun
en-noun
- A unit of weight: of 16 ounces in the avoirdupois system (453.592 g) or of 12 troy ounces in the troy weight|troy system ( 373.242 g). Its symbol is lb.
- pound-force|Pound-force.
- US The symbol #
- A unit of currency used in Cyprus; Egypt; Lebanon; the United Kingdom and its dependency|dependencies; and formerly in the Republic of Ireland (which now uses the euro) and Israel (which now uses the sheqel). Its symbol is <big>£</big>.
Translations
trans-top|unit of mass
Arabic: Arab|باÙÙد IPAchar|(baund) m
Basque: libra
Bosnian: funta f
Bulgarian: ÑÑÐ½Ñ m
Catalan: lliura f
Chinese: ç£
(bà ng)
Czech: libra f
Danish: pund n
Dutch: pond#Dutch|pond n
Finnish: naula, pauna
French: livre f
German: Pfund n
Hungarian: font#Hungarian|font
Irish: punt m
Italian: libbra f
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Japanese: ãã³ã (pondo)
Korean: íì´ë (paundeu)
Lithuanian: svaras
Luxembourgish: Pond
Maltese: libra f
Norwegian: pund n
Polish: funt m
Portuguese: libra f
Russian: ÑÑÐ½Ñ (funt) m
Slovak: libra f
Slovene: funt m
Spanish: libra f
Swahili: ratili (noun 9/10)
Swedish: pund n
Yiddish: פ×× × (punt) n
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trans-top|US: symbol #
Finnish: ristikkomerkki, risuaita (colloquial)
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Spanish: almohadilla f
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trans-top|unit of currency
Czech: libra f
Dutch: pond#Dutch|pond n
Finnish: punta
French: livre f
German: Pfund n
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Irish: punt m
Japanese: ãã³ã (pondo)
Maltese: lira f
Spanish: libra f
Swedish: pund n
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Synonyms
(unit of currency): punt (the former Irish currency), pound sterling (the UK currency), sterling (the UK currency)
(# symbol): hash (UK), sharp
See also
w:Pound|Wikipedia article on the pound (the unit of mass)
w:Pound_Sterling|Wikipedia article on the pound (the unit of currency)
Etymology 2
ME. pounde, from OE. pyndan "to enclose, impound"
Noun
en-noun
- A place for the detention of stray or wandering animals.
- A place for the detention of automobiles that have been illegally parked, abandoned, etc.
- A hard blow.
- The part of a canal between two locks, and therefore at the same water level.
Usage note: w:Manx English|Manx English uses this word uncountably.
Translations
trans-top|place for the detention of stray animals
Finnish: eläinsuoja, tarha
French: fourrière f
German: Zwinger m, Tierheim n
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Spanish: perrera f
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trans-top|place for the detention of automobiles
French: fourrière f
German: Verwahrstelle f
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trans-top|hard blow
Finnish: isku
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The translations below need to be checked by native speakers and inserted into the appropriate table(s) above. The numbers are not necessarily correct.
Danish: pund n
Esperanto: funto (1), pundo (2), gardejo (3), frapego (4)
French: fourrière f (3)
Polish: funt m
Slovak: funt m (1), libra f (2)
Etymology 3
ME. pounden, alteration of pounen, from OE. pūnian. Likely influenced by Etymology 2 ME. pounde, from OE. pyndan "to enclose, impound," in relation to the hollow mortar for pounding with the pestle.
Verb
en-verb
- transitive To strike (something or someone) hard repeatedly.
- transitive to crush to pieces; to pulverize
- transitive (slang) To eat or drink very quickly.
#:You really pounded that beer!
Derived terms
pounding
pound-for-pound
pound the table
Translations
trans-top|strike hard repeatedly
Czech: bušit
Ewe: to
Finnish: takoa, rusikoida
Icelandic banga
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Old Norse banga
Spanish: pilar
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trans-top|crush to pieces
Ewe: to
Icelandic banga
Korean: (ë°©ì)ì°§ë¤ ((bang-a-)jjihda), ë¹»ë¤ (ppahda)
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Old Norse banga
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trans-top|eat or drink quickly
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See also
bang
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