English

Noun

pub ‎(plural pubs)

1. A public house where beverages, primarily alcoholic, may be bought and consumed and also provides food and sometimes entertainment, normally television viewing.
   • 1963, Margery Allingham, “Foreword”, in The China Governess:

     Reg liked a chat about old times and we used to go and have a chinwag in the pub.

   • 2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 52:

     From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

Translations

Verb

pub ‎(third-person singular simple present pubs, present participle pubbing, simple past and past participle pubbed)

1. (intransitive) To go to one or more public houses.

See also

• inn
• off-license
• tavern

Etymology 2

Short for publication.

Noun

pub ‎(plural pubs)

1. A publication.

   registered pubs

Etymology 3

Short for publish.

Verb

pub ‎(third-person singular simple present pubs, present participle pubbing, simple past and past participle pubbed)

1. (informal, transitive) to publish

Finnish

Alternative forms

• pubi

Noun

pub

1. pub

Declension

French

Etymology 1

Short form of publicité

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pyb/

Noun

pub f ‎(plural pubs)

1. Television ad or advert.

Derived terms

• pause pub
• pubard

Etymology 2

Borrowing from English pub.

Pronunciation

• (France) IPA^(key): /pœb/
• (Québec) IPA^(key): /pɔb/

Noun

pub m ‎(plural pubs)

1. pub

Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from English pub.

Noun

pub m ‎(invariable)

1. pub

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowing from English pub.

Noun

pub m ‎(plural pubs)

1. pub

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowing from English pub.

Noun

pub c

1. pub

Declension