poor

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpʊər/, /ˈpɔːr/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/pʊr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pŏŏr)

Inflections of 'poor' (adj):
poorer
adj comparative
poorest
adj superlative

Collocations for "poor"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "poor" in context.

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poor

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. the poor are getting poorer
  2. [help, assist, donate to] the poor
  3. [aids, jobs, benefits, programs, handouts, shelters] for the poor
  4. the poor and the [elderly, sick, disadvantaged]
  5. the rich and the poor
  6. the [divide, gap] between the rich and poor
  7. the poor in the [area, community, town, city]
adj
  1. poor [people, families]
  2. from a poor [family, home, background, part]
  3. had a poor [upbringing, education]
  4. [one, some] of the poorest [people] (in)
  5. poor [nations, countries]
  6. one of the poorest [nations] in the [world, UN]
  7. am [a little, pretty] poor (right now)
  8. are [extremely, incredibly] poor
  9. am too poor to [go, afford, buy]
  10. is poor and [needy, homeless, vulnerable]
  11. you poor thing
  12. poor you!
  13. my poor old [legs, dad]
  14. is in poor health
  15. has poor [safety, health, environmental] [standards, conditions]
  16. a poor standard of [living, hygiene]
  17. poor [reputation, review, rating]
  18. poor [performance, efficiency]
  19. got very poor grades in [science, math]
  20. is a poor substitute for
  21. he was a poor [cook, lover, husband]
  22. this [photo, suitcase] is (very) poor quality
  23. poor in [resources, minerals, trade]
additional examples
  1. the poor are getting poorer
  2. poor [people, families]
  3. [help, assist, donate to] the poor
  4. from a poor [family, home, background, part]
  5. [aids, jobs, benefits, programs, handouts, shelters] for the poor
  6. had a poor [upbringing, education]
  7. the poor and the [elderly, sick, disadvantaged]
  8. [one, some] of the poorest [people] (in)
  9. the rich and the poor
  10. poor [nations, countries]
  11. the [divide, gap] between the rich and poor
  12. one of the poorest [nations] in the [world, UN]
  13. the poor in the [area, community, town, city]
  14. am [a little, pretty] poor (right now)
  15. are [extremely, incredibly] poor
  16. am too poor to [go, afford, buy]
  17. is poor and [needy, homeless, vulnerable]
  18. you poor thing
  19. poor you!
  20. my poor old [legs, dad]
  21. is in poor health
  22. has poor [safety, health, environmental] [standards, conditions]
  23. a poor standard of [living, hygiene]
  24. poor [reputation, review, rating]
  25. poor [performance, efficiency]
  26. got very poor grades in [science, math]
  27. is a poor substitute for
  28. he was a poor [cook, lover, husband]
  29. this [photo, suitcase] is (very) poor quality
  30. is a very poor-quality [photo]
  31. poor in [resources, minerals, trade]
'poor' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Britain - Canada - England - Europe - European - France - Germany - Greece - Ireland - Japan - SOB - Sweden - Switzerland - US - academic - access - accommodation - account - air - alike - allocation - analysis - apology - appetite - arrest - arrogant - aspect - assessment - attack - attendance - attitude - average - awareness - bankrupt - bargaining - basic - battery - be - bedroom - beggar - benefit - blur - body - border - build - captain - care - career - center - champion

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