POOR

Meaning of POOR in English

( superl. )

Worthy of pity or sympathy; -- used also sometimes as a term of endearment, or as an expression of modesty, and sometimes as a word of contempt.

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

POOR — I. ˈpu̇(ə)r, -u̇ə, esp South, NE, & Brit ˈpōə or ˈpō(ə)r or ˈpȯ(ə) or ˈpȯ(ə)r adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POOR — — poorness , n. /poor/ , adj., poorer, poorest , n. adj. 1. having little or no money, goods, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POOR — superl free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek. 2. poor ·superl inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor excuse. 3. …
Webster English vocab
POOR — [poor] adj [ME poure, fr. OF povre, fr. L pauper; akin to L paucus little and to L parere to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
POOR — poor BrE AmE pɔː pʊə AmE pʊ ə r pɔːr, poʊr — Preference poll, British English: pɔː 74%, pʊə 26% …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
POOR — / pɔː(r); pʊə(r); NAmE pɔːr; pʊr/ adjective ( poor·er , poor·est ) HAVING LITTLE MONEY 1. having very little money; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POOR — poor S1 W1 /pɔː $ pʊr/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative poorer , superlative poorest ) [ Date: 1100-1200 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POOR — adj. 1 lacking adequate money or means to live comfortably. 2 (foll. by in) deficient in (a possession or quality) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
POOR — adj. 1 lacking adequate money or means to live comfortably. 2 (foll. by in) deficient in (a possession or quality) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
POOR — adj.1 lacking adequate money or means to live comfortably. 2 (foll. by in) deficient in (a possession or quality) (the …
Oxford English vocab
POOR — ( poorer, poorest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Someone who is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POOR — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bad/poor investment ▪ The shares turned out to be a poor investment. a bad/poor/disastrous …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
POOR — n. dirt poor poor relation poor spirited
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
POOR — n. Function: adjective 1 lacking money or material possessions FF1C; they were so poor that the children had no winter …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
POOR — adjective 1. lacking money or material possessions they were so poor that the children had no winter coats Synonyms: beggared, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
POOR — INDEX: 1. having very little money 2. having very little money at the present time 3. having fewer opportunities in …
Longman Activator English vocab
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
POOR — The general kindly spirit of the law toward the poor is sufficiently shown by such passages as (15:7) for the …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
POOR — adjective BAD : He gave all his money to the poors. GOOD : He gave all his money to the …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
POOR — 1. прил. 1) а) бедный, малоимущий, неимущий Syn : hard up, underprivileged, unemployable, needy, indigent, destitute Ant : privileged, upper-class, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
POOR — poor.ogg 1. pʋə n (the poor) собир. бедные, бедняки, беднота; неимущие the poor and the rich - бедные и богатые …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
POOR — 1) бедный 2) малоплодородный 3) недостаточный 4) незавидный 5) плохой 6) скудный 7) худородный • poor conditioned surface — плохо обусловленная поверхность poor formation of paper — облачность бумаги poor …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
POOR — 1. pʋə n (the poor) собир. бедные, бедняки, беднота; неимущие the poor and the rich - бедные и богатые 2. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
POOR — 1. _a. 1> бедный, неимущий, малоимущий; poor peasant - крестьянин-бедняк 2> бедный (чем-л.) (in) 3> несчастный; poor fellow! - бедняга! …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
POOR — 1. a. 1. бедный, неимущий, малоимущий; poor peasant - крестьянин-бедняк 2. бедный (чем-л.) (in) 3. несчастный; poor fellow! - бедняга! …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
POOR — 1. _a. 1> бедный, неимущий, малоимущий; poor peasant крестьянин-бедняк 2> бедный (in poor чем-л.) 3> несчастный; poor fellow! бедняга! 4> …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
POOR — недостаточный ; плохой ; бедный ; неудавшийся ; ~ poor efficiency ; ~ poor harvest ; ~ poor management ; …
Англо-Русский Деловой словарь
POOR — 1. прил. 1) а) бедный, малоимущий, неимущий Syn : hard up, underprivileged, unemployable, needy, indigent, destitute Ant : privileged, upper-class, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
POOR — a. povri (-itá), indigent; inferiori; n. THE ~: li povres
English interlingue dictionary
POOR — hupas;kabos;kabus;pinobre
English-Visayan vocabulary
POOR — adjective see: few Date: 13th century 1. lacking material possessions, of, relating to, or characterized by poverty, 2. less than …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
POOR — (superl.) Without prosperous conditions or good results; unfavorable; unfortunate; unconformable; as, a poor business; the sick man had a poor …
Английский словарь Webster
POOR — (superl.) Destitute of beauty, fitness, or merit; as, a poor discourse; a poor picture.
Английский словарь Webster
POOR — (superl.) Destitute of fertility; exhausted; barren; sterile; -- said of land; as, poor soil.
Английский словарь Webster
POOR — (superl.) Of little value or worth; not good; inferior; shabby; mean; as, poor clothes; poor lodgings.
Английский словарь Webster
POOR — (superl.) Wanting in strength or vigor; feeble; dejected; as, poor health; poor spirits.
Английский словарь Webster
POOR — (superl.) Wanting in fat, plumpness, or fleshiness; lean; emaciated; meager; as, a poor horse, ox, dog, etc.
Английский словарь Webster
POOR — (superl.) Destitute of such qualities as are desirable, or might naturally be expected
Английский словарь Webster
POOR — (superl.) So completely destitute of property as to be entitled to maintenance from the public.
Английский словарь Webster
POOR — (superl.) Destitute of property; wanting in material riches or goods; needy; indigent.
Английский словарь Webster
POOR — ( superl. ) Without prosperous conditions or good results; unfavorable; unfortunate; unconformable; as, a poor business; the sick man had …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POOR — ( superl. ) Wanting in strength or vigor; feeble; dejected; as, poor health; poor spirits.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POOR — ( superl. ) Wanting in fat, plumpness, or fleshiness; lean; emaciated; meager; as, a poor horse, ox, dog, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POOR — ( superl. ) So completely destitute of property as to be entitled to maintenance from the public.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POOR — ( superl. ) Of little value or worth; not good; inferior; shabby; mean; as, poor clothes; poor lodgings.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POOR — ( superl. ) Inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor excuse.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POOR — ( superl. ) Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POOR — ( superl. ) Destitute of such qualities as are desirable, or might naturally be expected
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POOR — ( superl. ) Destitute of property; wanting in material riches or goods; needy; indigent.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POOR — ( superl. ) Destitute of fertility; exhausted; barren; sterile; -- said of land; as, poor soil.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POOR — ( superl. ) Destitute of beauty, fitness, or merit; as, a poor discourse; a poor picture.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POOR — ( n. ) A small European codfish (Gadus minutus); -- called also power cod.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POOR — n. people who live in poverty, indigents
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
POOR — adj. indigent, poor; miserable, woeful; wretched, pitiable; deficient, lacking
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
POOR — adjective Etymology: Middle English poure, from Anglo-French povre, pore, from Latin pauper; akin to Latin paucus little and to Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
POOR — n. Pronunciation: ' pu ̇ r, ' po ̇ r Function: adjective Etymology: Middle English poure, from Anglo-French povre, pore, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
POOR — ■ adjective 1》 lacking sufficient money to live at a standard considered comfortable or normal. 2》 of a low or …
Concise Oxford English vocab
POOR — (~er, ~est) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Someone who is ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
POOR — I . a. 1. Indigent, needy, necessitous, pinched, straitened. 2. Penniless, moneyless, impecunious, destitute, distressed, poverty-stricken, seedy, reduced, short of …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
POOR — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary

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