pore
verb (used without object)
to read or study with steady attention or application.
have pored
-
present perfectof pore.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Officers have pored through thousands of pieces of evidence, including microchips found at the scene, but they say they have made only a "very small number" of connections to owners.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
Since then, scientists have pored over those and other images for clues to the moon's mysterious liquid environment.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2024
If you’re among those who have pored over the many documentaries, news features and dramatizations that revolve around Kennedy’s slaughter, you may have heard from some these people before.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2023
Over the years, Rallizes fans have pored over bootleg recordings and sheets of guitar feedback and tried to decipher the band’s cryptic lyrics on social media.
From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2022
Who then but Hugh could have pored over those pages?
From Bad Hugh by Mary Jane Holmes
