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noun | verb porepore1 /pɔr/ noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYpore1Origin: 1300-1400 Old French Latin porus, from Greek poros way through 1science, biology one of the small holes in your skin that liquid, especially sweat, can pass through2science, biology a small hole in the surface of a plant or animal through which the plant or animal can take in or lose liquid3science, earth science a small hole in rock or soil through which liquid can pass4from every pore in a way that shows a quality or feeling very clearly: She oozed confidence from every pore (=she was very confident). [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French, Latin porus, from Greek poros way through] noun | verb porepore2 verb ETYMOLOGYpore2Origin: 1200-1300 Origin unknown VERB TABLEpore |
Present | I, you, we, they | pore | | he, she, it | pores | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | pored | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have pored | | he, she, it | has pored | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had pored | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will pore | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have pored |
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Present | I | am poring | | he, she, it | is poring | | you, we, they | are poring | Past | I, he, she, it | was poring | | you, we, they | were poring | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been poring | | he, she, it | has been poring | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been poring | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be poring | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been poring |
THESAURUSwords/books► reada)to look at written words and understand what they mean: I like to read in bed. Always read the directions before you begin.b)to have the ability to look at words and understand them: My parents taught me to read. I can read Spanish, but I can’t speak it very well. ► browse to look at pages of a magazine or book and just read the interesting parts: He browsed through one of the old books. ► skim to read something very quickly to get the main ideas: I only had time to skim the article, so I didn’t get all the details. ► look through to turn the pages of something and look at them without reading everything: He looked through the report to make sure all the pages were there. ► flip/thumb through something to quickly turn the pages of a magazine or book without reading much: She flipped nervously through a magazine as she waited to see the doctor. ► scan to read something quickly to find the specific information you want: She scanned the list for her name. ► study to read something very carefully to find out information: Lisa studied the menu in the restaurant, hoping to find something that was not too fattening. ► pore over something to read something very carefully for a long time: She pored over the journals looking for clues. ► devour something formal to read something quickly and eagerly: As a child, Gayle devoured detective stories. ► plow/wade through something to read something long and boring: It would take hours to wade through the contract. ► peruse formal to read something carefully: She sat at her desk perusing the manual. pore over something phrasal verb to read or look at something very carefully for a long time: We spent all night poring over the contract.► see thesaurus at read1 |