pore over

verb

pored over; poring over; pores over

: to read or study (something) very carefully

He pored over the map for hours.

Examples of pore over in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Those definitions were haggled and pored over at the conventions, Tremper said, and are not set in stone, many of them changeable based on member feedback. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

When the College Football Playoff selection committee pores over data points and debates the merits of each at-large hopeful in early December, the results of Week 2 are bound to loom large. — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Unsecured creditors for the Saks Global bankruptcy, which include some large vendors like Chanel and LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, have been poring over documents in the bankruptcy case. — David Moin, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

For about seven hours, board members pored over the details of Hepburn’s proposal, asking questions, pitching ideas and ditching their ideas. — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for pore over

• carryover
• changeover
• crossover
• cutover
• flashover
• hangover
• holdover
• layover
• leftover
• makeover
• moreover
• passover