How to spell pound

Pound is spelled P-O-U-N-D.

hear itpound/paʊnd/nounLong vowels

What it means: A unit of weight equal to sixteen ounces.

In a sentence: The puppy grew to weigh a whole pound.

Same family: pounding, pounded, thump, hammer, slam. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The verb "pound" comes from Old English "pūnian," meaning to crush or bruise by beating. Over time, English speakers also began to use it for heavy, clumsy movement, as if each step were a repeated blow.

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