pues

See also: pués

Asturian

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *pos, from Latin post.

Alternative forms

• pos

Conjunction

pues

1. so

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• puedes

Verb

pues

1. second-person singular present indicative of poder

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈpu.əs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈpu.es]
• Rhymes: -ues

Noun

pues

1. plural of pua

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /py/
• Homophones: pu, pue, puent, pus, put, pût

Verb

pues

1. second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of puer

Anagrams

• supe, supé

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *pos, from Classical Latin post. Compare English post-, Old Galician-Portuguese pós, Italian poi, Romanian păi, apoi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpwes/ [ˈpwes]
• Rhymes: -es
• Syllabification: pues

Conjunction

pues

1. so, then; in that case

   Synonym: entonces

   Pues me voy. ― I'll go, then.

2. because, since

   Es el mismo gato, pues tiene la misma apariencia.

   It is the same cat, since it has the same appearance.

Derived terms

• pues bien

 

Related terms

• después

 

Further reading

• “pues”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014