poor
The poor people of a society or the world collectively, the poor class of a societyThe poor people of a society or the world collectively, the poor class of a society.
» My wife is a poor driver.
Meine Frau ist eine schlechte Autofahrerin. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Моя жена плохо водит машину. — al_ex_an_der
Моя дружина погано водить машину. — deniko
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4 senses(plural, plural only)The poor people of a society or the world collectively, the poor class of a society.
The sun shines on the rich and the poor alike but, come the rain, the rich have better umbrellas.
The poor are always with us.
Arme
бе́дныеbédnyje
(plural, plural only)The second-to-last placer in Tycoon
(countable)A poor person.
The poors are at it again.
Armer
(obsolete)Synonym of poor cod.
- people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)
Examples
1821 sentencesMy wife is a poor driver.
Моя дружина погано водить машину. — deniko
ruМоя жена плохо водит машину. — al_ex_an_der
deMeine Frau ist eine schlechte Autofahrerin. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He remained poor all his life.
Він був бідним усе життя. — aandrusiak
deEr blieb sein Leben lang arm. — kriskelvin
She is a very poor driver.
Вона дуже поганий водій. — ChickenKiev
ruОна очень плохой водитель. — shanghainese
deSie ist eine sehr schlechte Autofahrerin. — wolfgangth
I was poor three years ago.
Три роки тому я був бідний. — deniko
ruТри года тому назад я был беден. — marafon
Tom said that Mary was poor.
Том сказав, що Мері бідна. — deniko
ruТом сказал, что Мэри бедная. — marafon
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
Inherited from Middle English povre, povere, from Old French and Anglo-Norman povre, poureInherited from Middle English povre, povere, from Old French and Anglo-Norman povre, poure, from Latin pauper, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, small”). Doublet of pauper.
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Forms
plural: poorsSynonyms
12 synonyms- people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group):poor people
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- as poor as
- was very poor
- being being poor
- poor health
- rich or poor
- help the poor
- is poor but
- isn't as poor
- in poor health
- too poor to
- the poor girl
- poor but