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

Young entrepreneurs should be sure to pore over their state's laws before opening their stand. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Investigators and armchair detectives alike have spent hours poring over alibis, timelines and digital breadcrumbs, including a cellphone video that prosecutors say cracked the case. — Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026

Meanwhile, the 11 members of FIFA’s Technical Study Group were busy dissecting every play of every game, taking notes, poring over statistics, watching and rewatching plays and analyzing team performances and emerging trends. — Miami Herald, 29 June 2026

That leaves academics to pore over surveys that are too slow and too broad to be useful, or to devise new ones. — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 29 June 2026

Rhymes for pore over

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