{
    "term": "poor",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjectivenoun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "having very little money; not having enough money for basic needs",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They were too poor to buy shoes for the kids."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We aim to help the poorest families."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's among the poorer countries of the world."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is a relatively poor neighbourhood."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Andrew grew up **desperately poor**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were so poor that they couldn't afford to feed their family."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was getting richer and richer as they got poorer and poorer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They remained poor all their lives."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Poor people need income not handouts."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was too poor to afford a bike."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Half a million poor children around the world suffer from vitamin A deficiency."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The gap between rich and poor nations grows."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Farmers in poor countries are generally the victims."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They build low-cost housing for poor families."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The rural south has historically been the poorest region of the country."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Money", "People in society", "Social issues"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "people who have very little money",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They provided food and shelter for the poor."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["People in society"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "deserving sympathy",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Have you heard about **poor old** Harry? His wife's left him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's hungry—the poor little thing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘I have stacks of homework to do.’ ‘Oh, **you poor thing**.’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Some **poor soul** will have to clean the house after the party."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Come over here and help your poor old mother."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Those poor horses have far too much to carry."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The poor kid isn't being properly cared for."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "not good; of a quality that is low or lower than expected",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the party’s **poor performance** in the election"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The food was of very **poor quality**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She's been in **poor health** for some time now."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The cottage was in **poor** physical **condition**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was raining heavily and visibility was poor."
                },
                {
                    "text": "poor food/light/soil"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to have a poor opinion of somebody *(= to not think well of somebody)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The work was of an extremely poor standard."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He makes some pretty poor decisions throughout the novel."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many health problems are related to poor diet and sedentary lifestyles."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her guitar playing is poor."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was frustrated about his poor exam performance."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There was a reduced crop because of poor growing conditions."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He showed poor judgement by hiring her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Poor management has damaged the land in the past."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The soil was so poor that it couldn't support any vegetation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Watching the concert on TV was a poor substitute for being at the live performance."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The city has the poorest exam results in the region."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We received a very poor return on our investment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He wanted to be a Navy pilot but was disqualified due to poor eyesight."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The country is criticised for its poor human rights record."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Health problems"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "not good at something",
            "sensetop": "poor at (doing) something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a poor swimmer"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a poor judge of character"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She's a good teacher but a poor manager."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a poor sailor *(= somebody who easily gets sick at sea)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many companies are poor at dealing with telephone complaints.",
                    "contextForm": "poor at (doing) something"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "having very small amounts of something",
            "sensetop": "poor in something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a country poor in natural resources"
                },
                {
                    "text": "soil poor in nutrients"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There's very little soil here and it's poor in quality."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to finish a long way behind the winner in a race, competition, etc.",
            "labels": "(especially British English)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a person or thing that is similar to but of a lower quality than a particular famous person or thing",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Sparkling white wine is the poor man's champagne."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pɔː(r)//pʊə(r)/",
                "audio": "po/poor/poor__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pʊr//pɔːr/",
                "audio": "po/poor/poor__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French poure, from Latin uper."
}