How to pronounce pore

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What pore means

verb

Most people know pore in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.

To read or study something very closely

In a sentence: Maya pored over the old map for an hour, looking for the hidden cave.

Where it comes from: It comes from the Middle English word poren, which meant to look closely. It is a different word from the pore in your skin.

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