English Explanatory Dictionary

pote

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To push, thrust.
  2. To poke (with a stick etc.).
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/pəʊt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pote.wav /poʊt/

Word forms

pote potes poting poted

Etymology

From Middle English poten, from Old English potian (“to push, thrust, strike, butt, goad”), from Proto-West Germanic *putōn, from Proto-Germanic *putōną (“to stab, push, poke”). Cognate with Dutch poten (“to plant”), Norwegian Nynorsk pota (“to poke”). More at put.

Derived words

potter
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