pore – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of pore

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to pore
Participle: pored
Gerund: poring

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Ipore
youpore
he;she;itpores
wepore
youpore
theypore

Perfect

Ihave pored
youhave pored
he;she;ithas pored
wehave pored
youhave pored
theyhave pored

Past

Ipored
youpored
he;she;itpored
wepored
youpored
theypored

Pluperfect

Ihad pored
youhad pored
he;she;ithad pored
wehad pored
youhad pored
theyhad pored

Future

Iwill pore
youwill pore
he;she;itwill pore
wewill pore
youwill pore
theywill pore

Future Perfect

Iwill have pored
youwill have pored
he;she;itwill have pored
wewill have pored
youwill have pored
theywill have pored

Subjunctive

Present

Ipore
youpore
he;she;itpore
wepore
youpore
theypore

Perfect

Ihave pored
youhave pored
he;she;ithave pored
wehave pored
youhave pored
theyhave pored

Imperfect

Ipored
youpored
he;she;itpored
wepored
youpored
theypored

Pluperfect

Ihad pored
youhad pored
he;she;ithad pored
wehad pored
youhad pored
theyhad pored

Conditional

Present

Iwould pore
youwould pore
he;she;itwould pore
wewould pore
youwould pore
theywould pore

Perfect

Iwould have pored
youwould have pored
he;she;itwould have pored
wewould have pored
youwould have pored
theywould have pored

Imperative

youpore
weLet's pore
youpore

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam poring
youare poring
he;she;itis poring
weare poring
youare poring
theyare poring

Perfect

Ihave been poring
youhave been poring
he;she;ithas been poring
wehave been poring
youhave been poring
theyhave been poring

Past

Iwas poring
youwere poring
he;she;itwas poring
wewere poring
youwere poring
theywere poring

Pluperfect

Ihad been poring
youhad been poring
he;she;ithad been poring
wehad been poring
youhad been poring
theyhad been poring

Future

Iwill be poring
youwill be poring
he;she;itwill be poring
wewill be poring
youwill be poring
theywill be poring

Future Perfect

Iwill have been poring
youwill have been poring
he;she;itwill have been poring
wewill have been poring
youwill have been poring
theywill have been poring

Conditional

Present

Iwould be poring
youwould be poring
he;she;itwould be poring
wewould be poring
youwould be poring
theywould be poring

Perfect

Iwould have been poring
youwould have been poring
he;she;itwould have been poring
wewould have been poring
youwould have been poring
theywould have been poring

Other

Verbs similar to 'pore'

bore, core, gore, more, pare, poke, pole, pome, pope, pork,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. c.1300, perhaps from O.E. *purian, suggested by spyrian "to investigate, examine," and spor "a trace, vestige."
2. From Middle English poren, pouren, puren (“to gaze intently, look closely”), from Old English *pūrian, from Proto-West Germanic *pūrōn, suggested by Old English spyrian (“to investigate, examine”). Akin to Saterland Frisian puurje (“to question, investigate; pry, prod”), West Frisian poarje (“to poke, prod”), Middle Dutch poren (“to pore, look”), Dutch porren (“to poke, prod, stir, encourage, endeavour, attempt”), Low German purren (“to poke, stir”), Danish purre (“to poke, stir, rouse”), dialectal Swedish pora, pura, påra (“to work slowly and gradually, work deliberately”), Old English spor (“track, trace, vestige”). Compare also Middle English puren, piren (“to look, peer”). See peer. See: Old English 'spyrian', Frisian, Saterlandic 'puurje', Dutch 'porren', Low Saxon 'purren', Danish 'purre', Swedish 'pora'.

Verbs referencing "pore"

English peer.

Sample Sentences

  • “ Read a piece, anyways ! ” said the first woman, curiously, seeing Tom attentively poring over it. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)