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