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Definition 1:
Having little money or few possessions :not having enough money for the basic things that people need to live properly opposite rich.
Examples:
We were too poor to buy new clothes.
The organization helps poor families/people.
A poor country/neighborhood
Definition 2:
Having a very small amount of something often + in opposite rich.
Examples:
A poor crop
She has a poor vocabulary.
Junk food is poor in vitamins and nutrients.
Definition 3:
Not good in quality or condition :bad .
Examples:
A poor effort
It was a poor attempt at a joke.
A poor performance
He is in poor condition/health.
She couldn’t read the sign because her vision was too poor.
The joke was in poor taste. [=the joke was offensive or not polite]
He has a poor opinion of her. [=he does not think she is good; he does not like her]
Definition 4:
Not skilled at something :not able to do something well .
Examples:
He was such a poor plumber that he couldn’t fix a simple leak.
A poor golfer
She is a poor judge of character.
I am poor [=(more commonly) bad] at math.
Definition 5:
used to refer to someone or something in a way that shows sympathy .
Examples:
The poor kitten hurt its paw.
Leave the poor guy alone.
You’re all by yourself, you poor thing.
Poor John has been sick for days.
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