Used in a Sentence

pored

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for pored.

Editorial note

In 2012, Brown similarly pored over millions of emails hacked by Anonymous from the private intelligence company Stratfor.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

Having or furnished with pores

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of pored gathered in one view.

adjective

Having or furnished with pores

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for pored.

adjective

Having or furnished with pores

Example sentences

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In 2012, Brown similarly pored over millions of emails hacked by Anonymous from the private intelligence company Stratfor.

2

If she learned fundamental statistic, pored through paper after paper, found errors and miscalculations, would she get her money back?

3

The Cortex-M3 and M4 ARMs are Mostly Harvard; just pored through the datasheets to make sure.

4

They pored massive funds into a NO campaign for the referendum, which was accepted by the public in a landslide, twice!

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This is probably the most pored over of all speeches ever, millions of witnesses.

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Data from multiple passes by a special sensor vehicle must later be pored over, meter by meter, by both computers and humans.

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I pored over the projects he was working on, and the books he had open on his desk.

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I repeatedly pored over the same random issue for Computer Shopper for years before I owned a PC.

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I have pored over more than one dreadfully boring technical/scientific book because I needed the information.

10

The founders pored so much money into just barely keeping their non-scalable site running that they completely watered down their share of the company.

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Not that I'm endorsing DJB's nomination; I have pored through his source code for various reasons and have some reservations about it.

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I pored over the entire codebase several times looking for any possibility of deadlock.

Quote examples

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From the source: "Data from multiple passes by a special sensor vehicle must later be pored over, meter by meter, by both computers and humans.

Proper noun examples

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Pored over the source code, forums, docs, concepts etc.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use pored in a sentence?

In 2012, Brown similarly pored over millions of emails hacked by Anonymous from the private intelligence company Stratfor.

What does pored mean?

Having or furnished with pores

What part of speech is pored?

pored is commonly used as adjective.