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Pub Pʌb Spent Noun Work Drink Evening Regulars

Word3 pub
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /pʌb/ /pʌb/
Example
  • we're all going to the pub after work.
  • they've gone down the pub for a drink.
  • they spent the whole evening in the pub.
  • he is one of the regulars at the pub.
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pub

(noun)/pʌb/ /pʌb/
  1. a building where people go to drink and meet their friends. Pubs serve alcoholic and other drinks, and often also food.
    • We're all going to the pub after work.
    • They've gone down the pub for a drink.
    • They spent the whole evening in the pub.
    • He is one of the regulars at the pub.
    • I got home from the pub just after 11.
    • a pub lunch
    • the landlord of the local pub
    • The Elm Tree will remain a traditional village pub.
    • We are holding a pub quiz in the bar on Tuesday night.

    Extra Examples

    • He spent all afternoon in the pub.
    • It's one of those modern theme pubs.
    • the atmosphere of a cosy country pub

    Word Origin

    • mid 19th cent.: abbreviation of public house.
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