PORE Meaning of PORE in English v.intr. (foll. by over) 1 be absorbed in studying (a book etc.). 2 meditate on, think intently about (a subject). [ ME pure etc. perh. f. OE purian (unrecorded): cf. PEER(1) ] Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012