pore
To study meticulouslyTo study meticulously; to go over again and again.
» Regular use of citrus fruit will shrink pores and make the skin feel fresh.
Meaning
2 sensesTo study meticulously; to go over again and again.
тща́тельно изуча́тьtščátelʹno izučátʹ, корпе́тьkorpétʹ
To meditate or reflect in a steady way.
размышля́тьrazmyšljátʹ, разду́мыватьrazdúmyvatʹ
- direct one's attention on something
Examples
17 sentencesRegular use of citrus fruit will shrink pores and make the skin feel fresh.
She's always poring over a book.
deSie wälzt immer ein Buch.
I was sweating from all pores.
deIch schwitzte aus allen Poren.
Witch hazel tightens pores without drying skin.
Bacteria can grow in a blocked pore.
deIn einer verstopften Pore können Bakterien wachsen.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English poren, pouren, puren (“to gaze intently, look closely”), from Old EnglFrom Middle English poren, pouren, puren (“to gaze intently, look closely”), from Old English *pūrian, from Proto-West Germanic *pūrōn, suggested by Old English spyrian (“to investigate, examine”). Akin to Saterland Frisian puurje (“to question, investigate; pry, prod”), West Frisian poarje (“to poke, prod”), Middle Dutch poren (“to pore, look”), Dutch porren (“to poke, prod, stir, encourage, endeavour, attempt”), Low German purren (“to poke, stir”), Danish purre (“to poke, stir, rouse”), dialectal Swedish pora, pura, påra (“to work slowly and gradually, work deliberately”), Old English spor (“track, trace, vestige”). Compare also Middle English puren, piren (“to look, peer”). See peer.
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Forms
pores, poring, pored, poredSynonyms
5 synonyms- direct one's attention on something:concentratefocuscentercentrerivet
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle