ˈpore ˌover sth

ˈpore ˌover sth
phrasal verb
to examine or read something very carefully and in a lot of detail
Ben was poring over computer printouts with an engineer.[/ex]

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  • pore over something — ˈpore over sth derived to look at or read sth very carefully Syn: ↑examine • His lawyers are poring over the small print in the contract. Main entry: ↑porederived …   Useful english dictionary

  • pore — pore1 [po: US po:r] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin porus, from Greek poros way through ] one of the small holes in your skin that liquid, especially ↑sweat, can pass through, or a similar hole in the surface of a plant pore 2… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • pore — [pɔː] noun [C] I one of the very small holes in the surface of your skin II verb pore [pɔː] pore over sth …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • pore — 1 noun (C) one of the small holes in your skin that liquid, especially sweat can pass through, or a similar hole in the surface of a plant: Witch hazel can help to unblock greasy pores. 2 verb pore over sth phrasal verb (T) to read or look at… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • chew something over — MEDITATE ON, ruminate on, think about/over/through, mull over, consider, weigh up, ponder on, deliberate on, reflect on, muse on, dwell on, give thought to, turn over in one s mind; brood over, puzzle over, rack one s brains about; N. Amer. think …   Useful english dictionary

  • mull something over — PONDER, consider, think over/about, reflect on, contemplate, turn over in one s mind, chew over, cogitate on, give some thought to; archaic pore on. → mull * * * ˌmull sthˈover derived to spend time thinking carefully about a plan or proposal Syn …   Useful english dictionary

  • read — read1 W1S1 [ri:d] v past tense and past participle read [red] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(words/books)¦ 2¦(find information)¦ 3¦(read and speak)¦ 4¦(music/maps etc)¦ 5¦(computer)¦ 6¦(understand something in a particular way)¦ 7¦(have words on)¦ 8¦(style of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • debate — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 discussion ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable ▪ growing ▪ the growing debate on school reform ▪ fierce, heated, intense …   Collocations dictionary

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