pot of coffee

Meaning

A pot of coffee refers to a container (like a glass carafe or French press) filled with brewed coffee, or the quantity of coffee it holds. It is commonly used when brewing enough coffee for multiple people or multiple cups.

Examples

• I brew a fresh pot of coffee every morning before work.

  I brew a fresh pot of coffee every morning before work.

• There is a hot pot of coffee waiting for you in the kitchen.

  There is a hot pot of coffee waiting for you in the kitchen.

• Would you like to share a pot of coffee with me?

  Would you like to share a pot of coffee with me?

• She drank an entire pot of coffee while studying for her exams.

  She drank an entire pot of coffee while studying for her exams.

• I need to make another pot of coffee because we have guests coming over.

  I need to make another pot of coffee because we have guests coming over.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I brewed a coffee pot for breakfast.

  ✓ I brewed a pot of coffee for breakfast.

  A 'coffee pot' is the physical machine or container. 'A pot of coffee' refers to the actual liquid coffee inside the container.

• ✗ Would you like a glass of coffee?

  ✓ Would you like a cup of coffee?

  Hot coffee is traditionally served in cups or mugs, or brewed by the 'pot', not referred to as a 'glass' unless it is iced.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Since we have five guests, I will brew a whole ___ instead of single cups.

  💡 A large container's worth of brewed coffee.

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  pot of coffee

• Is there any left in that ___ on the counter, or is it empty?

  💡 The container holding the brewed morning drink.

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  pot of coffee