How would you like to use PONS.com?

Already a PONS subscriber?

PONS with ads

Go to PONS.com as usual with ad tracking and advertisements.

You can find details of tracking in Information about data protection and under Privacy settings.

PONS Pur

without advertising by third parties

without ad tracking

Subscribe now

If you already have a user account for PONS.com, then you can subscribe to PONS Pur here.

in the PONS Dictionary

pot1 N

pot abbreviation of potentiometer

See also

po·ten·ti·om·eter [pəˌten(t)ʃiˈɒmɪtəʳ, Am -ˈɑ:mɪt̬ɚ] N

pot2 [pɒt, Am pɑ:t] N no pl sl

pot
Pot nt <-s> sl
to smoke pot

I. pot3 [pɒt, Am pɑ:t] N

1. pot (for cooking):

pot
Topf m <-(e)s, Töpfe>

2. pot:

pot (container)
Topf m <-(e)s, Töpfe>
pot (glass)
Glas nt <-es, Glä·ser>
CH a. Kaffee-/Teekrug m
paint pot

3. pot (amount):

a pot of paint Brit

4. pot (for plants):

pot
Blumentopf m <-(e)s, -töpfe>
Terrakottatopf m <-(e)s, -töpfe>

5. pot (clay container):

6. pot sl (trophy):

pot
Pokal m <-s, -e>

7. pot inf (a lot):

8. pot (potty):

pot
Töpfchen nt <-s, ->
pot
Topf m <-(e)s, Töpfe>

9. pot usu sing esp hum (pot belly):

pot
Wampe f <-, -n> pej inf

10. pot esp Brit (potshot):

to take a pot at sb/sth
to take a pot at sb/sth fig
jdn/etw aufs Korn nehmen

11. pot:

Stoß m <-es, Stö̱·ße>
pot (in cards)
Pott m <-(e)s, Pọ̈t·te>
pot (jackpot)
Topf m <-(e)s, Töpfe>

Phrases:

to go to pot inf
to go to pot inf
to go to pot country, economy, business
to go to pot hopes
to go to pot plan
to let sth go to pot

II. pot3 <-tt-> [pɒt, Am pɑ:t] VB trans

1. pot (put in pot):

to pot sth [up] plants
to pot sth [up] food

2. pot (shoot):

to pot sth
etw abschießen [o. inf abknallen]

3. pot SPORTS (in billiards, snooker):

III. pot3 [pɒt, Am pɑ:t] VB intr

to pot at sth
auf etw acc schießen

ˈcham·ber pot N

Nachttopf m <-(e)s, -töpfe>

ˈcof·fee pot N

coffee pot
Kaffeekanne f <-, -n>

ˈhon·ey-pot N

ˈlob·ster pot N

ˈmelt·ing pot N fig

Schmelztiegel m <-s, -> fig
to throw [or put] sth into the melting pot

ˈpaint pot N

paint pot
paint pot

ˈpep·per pot N Brit, Aus

pepper pot
Pfefferstreuer m <-s, ->

ˈplant pot N esp Brit

plant pot
Blumentopf m <-(e)s, -töpfe>

pot on VB trans

pot-bel·lied [ˈpɒtˌbelid, Am ˈpɑ:t-] ADJ inv

pot ˈbel·ly N

pot belly
Wampe f <-, -n> inf

ˈpot-bound ADJ inv

pot-bound plant:

ˈpot-herb N

Present
Ipot
youpot
he/she/itpots
wepot
youpot
theypot
Past
Ipotted
youpotted
he/she/itpotted
wepotted
youpotted
theypotted
Present Perfect
Ihavepotted
youhavepotted
he/she/ithaspotted
wehavepotted
youhavepotted
theyhavepotted
Past Perfect
Ihadpotted
youhadpotted
he/she/ithadpotted
wehadpotted
youhadpotted
theyhadpotted

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

Terrakottatopf m <-(e)s, -töpfe>
a pot of paint Brit
to go to pot inf

Look up "pot" in other languages

dev
dev
dev
dev