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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pore1 /pɔr/USA pronunciation v., pored, por•ing. - pore over, [~ + over + object] to read or study with focused attention, concentration, or hard work:They found him poring over old manuscripts in the library.
pore2 /pɔr/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Anatomy, Botanya very small opening, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pore1 (pôr, pōr),USA pronunciation v.i., pored, por•ing. - to read or study with steady attention or application:a scholar poring over a rare old manuscript.
- to gaze earnestly or steadily:to pore over a painting.
- to meditate or ponder intently (usually fol. by over, on, or upon):He pored over the strange events of the preceding evening.
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- Middle English pouren 1250–1300
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ponder, scrutinize, peruse, examine.
pore2 (pôr, pōr),USA pronunciation n. - Anatomy, Botanya minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Rocksa minute interstice, as in a rock.
- Greek póros passage; see emporium, ford
- Late Latin porus
- Middle English poore 1350–1400
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