po

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pəʊ/

Noun

po (plural pos)

1. (obsolete) A peacock.

Noun

po (plural pos)

1. (UK, Australia, New Zealand, colloquial, dated) A chamberpot.

Anagrams

• OP, Op., op, op.

Pronunciation

• Tone: LL

Verb

po

1. to bully
   • po mo - to bully you

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pɔ/

Particle

po

1. yes
2. Used with the present and imperfect tense of a verb to show a continuous action. It corresponds to the English "be + gerund" formation.

Verb

po

1. do (make, work, perform)

Alternative forms

• fo (Molet Kasu, Molet Mur)

Noun

po

1. water

Particle

po

1. -er, more; forms comparative adjectives and adverbs.
2. follows the definite article to form the superlative

Pronunciation

• IPA: /poʔ/

Particle

pò

1. (polite) marks respect toward the person the speaker is addressing
   • Dagos po kamo.

     • Come on in, Sir/Ma'am.
   • Ma, maduman po ako sa simbahan.

     • Mom, I am going to church.
   • Synonym: tabi

Noun

po

1. Synonym of pobo (“water”)

Pronoun

po

1. our

Pronunciation

Verb

po

1. (Internet slang) to post
   • fb狂po相，朋友易受傷 [Cantonese, trad.] fb狂po相，朋友易受伤 [Cantonese, simp.]
     • From:
     • fb kwong⁴ pou¹ soeng^3-2, pang⁴ jau⁵ ji⁶ sau⁶ soeng¹ [Jyutping]
     • post too many images on Facebook and you might damage your [relationships with] friends

Noun

po

1. (Internet slang) an Internet post, thread, topic, etc

Pronunciation

• (RLC) IPA: /poː/

Alternative forms

• bo

Conjunction

po

1. or

Contraction

1. (Revived Late Cornish) Contraction of pa vo (“when ... is”).
   • po'chy ha dha wreg pries

     • when you and your wife are married
   • po margh ledrys

     • when a horse is stolen

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈpo]

Noun

po n

1. Abbreviation of pondělí (“Monday”).

Preposition

po [+locative]

1. after

Preposition

po [+accusative]

1. (space, time, scales, lists) up to, for
2. (dimension) all through

Pronunciation

• IPA: /poː/

Noun

po m (plural po's, diminutive pootje n)

1. chamber pot

Anagrams

• op

Pronunciation

• IPA: [po]
• Hyphenation: po

Preposition

po

1. A grammatical particle used with quantity words to indicate rate or a distributive quantity: each, apiece, at, @
   • Mi kudrados ĉiutage po 10 horoj. ― I will sew 10 hours a day.
   • Oni povas nokti po 6 frankoj. ― You can spend the night for 6 francs (a night).
   • La kurso daŭras dum 10 tagoj po 30 minutoj. ― The course lasts 10 days at 30 minutes (a day).
   • La komitato estas rebalotota ĉiun trian jaron po triono. ― A third of the committee is reelected every third year.
   • La gastoj trinkis po (unu) glaseton da vino. ― The guests each drank one glass of wine.
   • Ili ricevis po 5 pomojn. ― They received 5 apples apiece.
   • Elektu al vi po 3 homojn el ĉiu tribo. ― Choose for yourselves 3 people (apiece) from each tribe.
   • Antonym: -ope

Noun

po (accusative singular po-on, plural po-oj, accusative plural po-ojn)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter P/p.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈpɔ]

Noun

po m (plural pos)

1. dust
2. powder

Pronunciation

• IPA: /po/

Noun

po (plural pokuéra)

1. hand

Numeral

po

1. five

Verb

po

1. jump

Noun

po

1. tree
2. stick

Noun

po

1. dust

Noun

po

1. (anatomy) skin

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pôː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA: [pôː]

Noun

pô m (possessed form pôn)

1. children's toilet

Pronunciation

• IPA: /po/

Preposition

po

1. for, at the price of, in exchange for; per
   • Me kompris la domo po quaradek mil euri. ― I bought the house for forty thousand euros.

Noun

po

1. water

Romanization

po

1. Rōmaji transcription of ぽ
2. Rōmaji transcription of ポ

Preposition

põ

1. (with instrumental case) under, beneath (movement, position)
2. (with instrumental or genitive case) beside, near, along (movement, position)
3. (with instrumental or dative case) expresses the direction of movement
   • eik põ dešinei ― go to the right
4. (with genitive case) after, following a certain time period, event; after the disappearance or loss of
5. (with genitive case) expresses gradual progression; one after another
   • mẽtai põ mẽtų ― year after year
6. (with dative case) until, up to a certain time
   • Teñ jiẽ gyvẽna ir̃ põ šiái diẽnai ― they live there until this day
7. (with accusative case) around, throughout the whole of
   • keliáuti põ Europą ― travel around Europe
8. (with accusative case) used to express division into equal parts
   • vaikaĩ gãvo põ gãbalą sū́rio ― the kids got a piece of cheese each
   • põ truputį ― little by little
9. (with genitive, instrumental or dative case) expresses the manner of an action

Preposition

po

1. Superseded spelling of pó.

Romanization

po (po⁵／po⁰, Zhuyin ˙ㄆㄛ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 桲

po

1. Nonstandard spelling of pō.
2. Nonstandard spelling of pó.
3. Nonstandard spelling of pǒ.
4. Nonstandard spelling of pò.

Alternative forms

• pa, paa, paue, pe, poo, poue

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpɔː/, /ˈpau̯(ə)/, /ˈpɛː/
• (Northern) IPA: /ˈpaː/

Noun

po (plural poos)

1. peacock

Verb

po

1. to burn, to roast

Preposition

po

1. Denotes sequence in time; after [+locative]
2. Denotes general location; at, in, on [+locative] or [+dative]
3. (more specifically) along [+locative]
4. Denotes previous related person; after [+locative]
5. Denotes next in a sequence of people; after [+locative]
6. Denotes cause; after; because of [+locative]
7. according to, in accordance with [+locative]
8. Denotes an instrument to an acction; with, by means of [+locative]
9. according to, based on [+locative]
10. Denotes manner of the object; like, as [+locative]
11. Denotes distribution; per [+locative] or [+dative]
12. Used in grammatical government. [+locative]
13. It indicates a spatial limit; up to [+accusative]
14. Denotes a time when something takes place; during [+accusative] or [+dative]
15. Denotes the aim or purpose of an action; for [+accusative]
16. Creates an adverb from the next noun. [+accusative]
17. With an ordinal number; denotes which time in a sequence; for the _ time [+accusative]
    • Synonym: za
18. Denotes the source or agent of an action. [+dative]
19. Denotes the distribution of the counted items. [+dative] or [+accusative] or [+locative]

Pronunciation

• IPA: /po/

Noun

po

1. hand

Numeral

po

1. five

Verb

po

1. to jump

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pɔ/
• (Middle Polish) IPA: /ˈpɔ/
• Syllabification: po

Preposition

po

1. after (later in time or sequence) [+locative]
   • W piątki po pracy często chodzimy do pubu. ― On Fridays after work we often go to the pub.
   • Cały dzień czyta książkę po książce o polityce. ― All day long he reads book after book about politics.
2. after (in pursuit of) [+accusative]
   • Jadą po nas! Zmykajcie! ― They're coming after us! Scram!
3. around, about [+locative]
   • Mój brat spędził miesiąc podróżując po Polsce. ― My brother spent a month travelling around Poland.
4. past [+locative]
   • Wykłady zaczynają się o kwadrans po ósmej. ― Lectures begin at quarter past eight.
5. on [+locative]
   • Kobiety siedzą po prawej stronie, a mężczyźni po lewej. ― Women sit on the right hand, and men on the left.
6. for indicates that a container was previously used for something [+locative]
   • Co zrobić ze słoikiem po dżemie? ― What can I do with an empty jam jar?
7. from [+locative]
   • Tę całą biżuterię odziedziczyłam po matce. ― I inherited all this jewellery from my mother.
   • Od razu rozpoznałem go po grzmiącym głosie. ― I instantly recognised him from the booming voice.
8. after (in allusion to), for [+locative]
   • Nazwaliśmy naszego syna po zmarłym wujku. ― We named our son after his late uncle.
9. done for (doomed) [+locative]
   • Jest już po tobie, brachu. ― You're done for, bro.
10. for (in order to obtain) [+accusative]
    • Musimy pójść do sklepu po mleko. ― We have to go to the shop for milk.
11. up to, as far as [+accusative]
    • Woda w piwnicy była po kolana. ― The water in the cellar was up to our knees.
12. in, for, at denotes a quantity of something [+accusative]
    • Mam trzy zgrzewki po sześć puszek, czyli osiemnaście puszek. ― I have three multipacks of six cans, i.e. eighteen cans.
    • Kupiłem te bilety po 20 złotych, a oferuję je po 10. ― I bought these tickets for 20 złoty each, but I'm offering them for 10.
13. according to, in the way of, a la, as [+dative]
    • Jego ulubioną potrawą jest karkówka po cygańsku. ― His favourite dish is gypsy pork.
    • Lubię ją, ale tylko po przyjacielsku. ― I like her, but only as a friend.
14. in (the language of) [+date]
    • Świetnie mówisz po polsku jak na cudzoziemca. ― You speak great Polish for a foreigner.
    • Nie umiem pisać po chińsku. ― I don't know how to write in Chinese.

Conjunction

po

1. like
2. when

Trivia

According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), po is one of the top 10,355 most used words in Polish, appearing 282 times in scientific texts, 293 times in news, 195 times in essays, 552 times in fiction, and 406 times in plays, totaling 1728 times, making it the 24th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.

Noun

po

1. night

Noun

po

1. night

Alternative forms

• pro

Preposition

po

1. (Campidanese) for

Noun

po

1. water

Alternative forms

• pȏl

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pôː/

Adverb

pȏ (Cyrillic spelling по̑)

1. (Bosnia, Serbia) half
   • sat i po ― hour and a half
   • četiri i po ― four thirty
   • čov(j)ek i po ― an excellent man

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pô/

Preposition

pȍ (Cyrillic spelling по̏)

1. (+ accusative case) for
   • otići po ml(ij)eko ― to go and get the milk
   • po c(ij)eli dan ― all day long
   • po šesti put ― for the sixth time
   • biti štetan po nekoga/nešto ― to be harmful for sb/sth
   • dobro/loše po njega ― good/bad for him
2. (+ locative case) over, through, across, in, on
   • udariti po glavi ― to hit on the head
   • sn(ij)eg je pao po cesti ― snow fell on the road
   • voda se prolila po podu ― water spilled over the floor
   • šetati po šumi ― to walk in the woods
3. (+ locative case) by, with, through (using an intermediary or medium)
   • Poslao sam mu paket po zajedničkom prijatelju. ― I've sent him a package via a mutual friend.
   • po zraku/vodi ― by air/water
4. (+ locative case) by, according to
   • sve ide po planu ― everything is going according to the plan
   • Amerika je prva država po bogatstvu u sv(ij)etu. ― America is the richest country in the world.
   • po glavi stanovnika ― per capita
   • živ(j)eti po principima ― to live according to principles
   • po mom(e) mišljenju ― in my opinion
   • po mom računu ― by my reckoning
   • po meni ― in my opinion; as far as I'm concerned
   • svirati po sluhu ― to play by ear
   • suditi po vanjštini ― to judge by appearance
5. (+ locative case) after
   • po svršetku sukoba ― after (the end of) the conflict
6. (+ locative case) during
   • po kiši/suncu ― in the rain/sun
   • po danu ― during the day
7. (+ locative case) in miscellaneous senses in various phrasal constructs
   • razum(ij)e se (samo) po sebi ― it goes without saying
   • neka bude po tvome ― let it be your way
   • jednak po veličini ― equal in size
   • sve je po starom ― everything is/goes in the accustomed/usual manner
   • po običaju ― as usual, according to custom
   • po vr(ij)ednosti ― in value
   • po svoj prilici ― in all likelihood
   • po rodu ― by birth
   • po naravi/prirodi ― in nature
   • po toj c(ij)eni ― at this price
   • po paragrafu 13 ― under section 13
   • po što po to ― by all means
   • po mogućnosti ― if possible
   • po redu ― in order, one after another
   • po mom ukusu ― (according) to my taste
   • po kvaliteti ― by quality
   • po tome ― according to this/that, accordingly, consequently, then
   • po zakonu ― according to the law, by the law
   • po duljini ― lengthwise

Particle

po (Cyrillic spelling по)

1. (+ accusative case or nominative case) denoting distribution and succession; by, per, each, apiece
   • Popili smo svi po čašicu rakije. ― We all drank a glass of rakija each.
   • korak po korak ― step by step
   • jedan po jedan ― one by one
   • triput po satu ― three times per hour
   • Svi smo dobili po jabuku. ― Each of us received an apple.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pɔ/

Preposition

po

1. (with locative) around, about
2. (with locative) along, through (the length of)
3. according to
4. (with accusative) in the manner of

Interjection

po

1. (colloquial, Chile) emphatical
   • ¡Si po! ― Yes, of course!
   • ¡Ya, po! ― Come on!
   • Synonym: pues

Verb

-po

1. present stem of -wapo (“to be (at a definite place)”)
   • tupo ― we are (there)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpoʔ/, [ˈpoʔ]

Particle

pô (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓ)

1. marks respect toward the person the speaker is addressing
   • Tuloy po kayo. ― Come on in, Sir/Ma'am.
   • Pupunta po ako sa simbahan, Inay. ― I am going to church, Mother.
   • Synonym: ho

Noun

po

1. moon

Noun

póː (high tone)

1. moon

Noun

pòː (low tone)

1. water

Noun

pǒː (gliding tone)

1. trail, road

Adjective

po

1. entire, whole

Determiner

po

1. each, every, all

Noun

po

1. water

Preposition

po

1. behind
   • Antonym: fo

Noun

po

1. water

Pronoun

po

1. this

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pɒ˧/

Noun

po

1. spleen

Pronunciation

• IPA: /k͡pò/

Verb

pò

1. (transitive) to mix, to stir
   • Má pò ó pọ̀ síbẹ̀. ― Don't mix it together yet.
2. (transitive) to beat, to whisk
   • Bá mi po ẹyin. ― Help me beat the eggs.
3. (transitive) to knead
4. (transitive) to make warm drinks, baby food, or medicine.
   • A gbọ́dọ̀ lo omi gbígbóná nígbà tí a bá fẹ́ po tíì. ― We must use hot water when we want to make tea.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /k͡pó/

Verb

pó

1. to be too small
   • awó dára lẹ́yẹ, ṣùgbọ́n orí pó o ― The guinea fowl is a beautiful bird, but it has a very small head