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pore

1

[ pawr, pohr ]

verb (used without object)

pored, poring.
  1. to read or study with steady attention or application:

    a scholar poring over a rare old manuscript.

  2. to gaze earnestly or steadily:

    to pore over a painting.

  3. to meditate or ponder intently (usually followed by over, on, or upon ):

    He pored over the strange events of the preceding evening.

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pore

2

[ pawr, pohr ]

noun

  1. a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
  2. a minute interstice, as in a rock.

pore

1

/ ±èÉ”Ë /

verb

  1. foll by over to make a close intent examination or study (of a book, map, etc)

    he pored over the documents for several hours

  2. foll byover, on, or upon to think deeply (about)

    he pored on the question of their future

  3. rare.
    foll byover, on, or upon to look earnestly or intently (at); gaze fixedly (upon)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

pore

2

/ ±èÉ”Ë /

noun

  1. anatomy zoology any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal
  2. botany any small aperture, esp that of a stoma through which water vapour and gases pass
  3. any other small hole, such as a space in a rock, soil, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

pore

/ ±èô°ù /

  1. A tiny opening, as one in an animal's skin or on the surface of a plant leaf or stem, through which liquids or gases may pass.
  2. A space in soil, rock, or loose sediment that is not occupied by mineral matter and allows the passage or absorption of fluids, such as water, petroleum, or air.
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Usage

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pore1

1250–1300; Middle English pouren < ?

Origin of pore2

1350–1400; Middle English poore < Late Latin porus < Greek ±èó°ù´Ç²õ passage; emporium, ford
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pore1

C13 pouren; perhaps related to peer ²

Origin of pore2

C14: from Late Latin porus, from Greek poros passage, pore
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Example Sentences

Not by mastering ratios or poring over scientific explanations, but by doing something I once would have considered cheating.

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But I just couldn't let myself pore over polling and racehorse analysis anymore or allow myself to put too much stock in any individual victories.

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Now National Records of Scotland say they have got almost everything back where it should be, ready to be pored over by a new generation of historians.

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News of the deportations has sent relatives of the expelled Venezuelans poring over videos and social media posts in an effort to determine if their loved ones were among those flown to El Salvador.

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Throughout Mexico, relatives and acquaintances of the missing have been poring over images, both hopeful and fearful of recognizing an object.

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