pues

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

pues

1. alternative form of pos

• puedes

pues

1. second-person singular present indicative of poder

• “pues”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “pos”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish pues.

• IPA^(key): [puˈes], [pwes], [pos]

pues

1. (proscribed, Castilianism, colloquial) so, then; in that case

   Synonym: doncs

2. (proscribed, Castilianism, colloquial) because, since

   Synonyms: ja que, puix que

• Considered a barbarisme influence of Spanish. It is also written pos in an even more colloquial way.

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

pues

1. plural of pua

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

pues

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

• supe, supé

• po, poh, pos
• ps (Internet slang, text messaging)

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

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

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.

   • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 42:

     Hay varios medios para hacerlos caer, cuando pasan entonando su fatídico tué, tué, tué, que es la única señal que delatar su presencia, pues son invisibles para todos los que no son Brujos.

     There are various means to make them fall, when they pass by intoning their fateful tué, tué, tué, which is the only signal which reveals their presence, since they are invisible to all those who are not witches.

• “pues”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025