pore

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[edit] Etymology 1

From Middle English pouren from Old French, from Latin porus from Ancient Greek πόρος (poros).

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Singular
pore

Plural
pores

pore (plural pores)

  1. a tiny opening in the skin
  2. by extension any small opening or interstice, especially one of many or allowing passage of a fluid.

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Infinitive
to pore

Third person singular
pores

Simple past
pored

Past participle
pored

Present participle
poring

to pore (third-person singular simple present pores, present participle poring, simple past and past participle pored)

  1. to study meticulously; to go over again and again.
  2. to meditate or reflect in a steady way.

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