Poor
adjective
Having little money and few possessions.
That family is very poor, they barely have enough to eat
Often appears as...
- poor family
- poor people
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Disapproving
adjective
Of low quality or standard.
The service at the restaurant was poor
Often appears as...
- poor performance
- poor quality
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Disapproving
adjective
Feeling sorry for someone.
The teacher felt poor for the child who couldn't afford school supplies
Often appears as...
- feel poor for
- poor thing
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Sympathetic
adjective
Not enough or less than normal.
Due to a poor diet, he suffered from various health problems
Often appears as...
- poor health
- poor diet
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Disapproving
adjective
Having little money and few possessions.
That family is very poor, they barely have enough to eat
Often appears as...
- poor family
- poor people
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Of low quality or standard.
The service at the restaurant was poor
Often appears as...
- poor performance
- poor quality
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Feeling sorry for someone.
The teacher felt poor for the child who couldn't afford school supplies
Often appears as...
- feel poor for
- poor thing
Usage tips
Sympathetic
adjective
Not enough or less than normal.
Due to a poor diet, he suffered from various health problems
Often appears as...
- poor health
- poor diet
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Economic Status
Use 'poor' to describe someone's low financial condition, showing lack of wealth.
Despite being poor, she always carries a smile.
Pro Tip 2/3Sensitive Term
'Poor' can sound insensitive; 'economically disadvantaged' is more formal and considerate.
Many organizations help the economically disadvantaged.
Pro Tip 3/3Empathy Expression
Use 'poor' to show empathy towards someone's difficult financial situation.
He donated clothes to the poor families in his community.
Pro Tip 1/3Economic Status
Use 'poor' to describe someone's low financial condition, showing lack of wealth.
Despite being poor, she always carries a smile.
Pro Tip 2/3Sensitive Term
'Poor' can sound insensitive; 'economically disadvantaged' is more formal and considerate.
Many organizations help the economically disadvantaged.
Pro Tip 3/3Empathy Expression
Use 'poor' to show empathy towards someone's difficult financial situation.
He donated clothes to the poor families in his community.
Pro Tip 1/3Economic Status
Use 'poor' to describe someone's low financial condition, showing lack of wealth.
Despite being poor, she always carries a smile.
Pro Tip 2/3Sensitive Term
'Poor' can sound insensitive; 'economically disadvantaged' is more formal and considerate.
Many organizations help the economically disadvantaged.
Pro Tip 3/3Empathy Expression
Use 'poor' to show empathy towards someone's difficult financial situation.
He donated clothes to the poor families in his community.
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Why do people get so...
They're doing poorly in math because they're anxious about it. Some psychologists think that's because math anxiety decreases a cognitive resource called working memory. That's the short-term memory system that helps you organize the information you need to complete a task. Worrying about being able to solve math problems,
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Your body language may...
can lead you to claim more value from that negotiation. If you use them poorly, bad idea. Right? So when we think of nonverbals, we think of how we judge others, how they judge us and what the outcomes are. We tend to forget, though, the other audience that's influenced by our nonverbals, and that's ourselves.
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Would winning the...
The wealthy players started patronizing the poorer players and hogging the snacks they were meant to share. But just because a huge influx of cash isn't guaranteed to bring joy into your life doesn't mean that money can never make us happier. Findings show that we adapt to extrinsic and material things,
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This is Sparta: Fierce...
boys were encouraged to fight among themselves, and bullying, unlike today, was acceptable. In order to better prepare the boys for the conditions of war, the boys were poorly fed, sometimes even going days without eating. They also were given little in the way of clothing
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The benefits of good...
Researchers have linked poor posture to scoliosis, tension headaches, and back pain, though it isn't the exclusive cause of any of them. Posture can even influence your emotional state and your sensitivity to pain. So there are a lot of reasons to aim for good posture.
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Top 5 Animal Adaptations...
foraging so we're gonna let this one go now millipedes are amongst the most diverse group of arthropods in the world being one of the earliest animals to walk on land as a result of having poor eyesight they communicate through touch
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A message from the next...
of food may increase so much that the poor may not be able to afford it a hungry child cannot think about anything other than the desire to eat another of my worries is more war and rivalry look at the world around us
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How do glasses help us...
would be used to create the earliest glasses. Today, glasses can help millions of people with poor vision due to uncorrected refractive errors. The key to understanding what that means lies with the term refraction,
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How does impeachment...
For most jobs, it's understood that you can be fired, whether for crime, incompetence, or just poor performance. But what if your job happens to be the most powerful position in the country, or the world?
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Two Blind Sisters See...
Sonia come from a very poor family if they are not operated they remain blind for life and what happens in most of the cases they are used by the family as beggars
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Why do people get so...
They're doing poorly in math because they're anxious about it. Some psychologists think that's because math anxiety decreases a cognitive resource called working memory. That's the short-term memory system that helps you organize the information you need to complete a task. Worrying about being able to solve math problems,
Video examples
Your body language may...
can lead you to claim more value from that negotiation. If you use them poorly, bad idea. Right? So when we think of nonverbals, we think of how we judge others, how they judge us and what the outcomes are. We tend to forget, though, the other audience that's influenced by our nonverbals, and that's ourselves.
Video examples
Would winning the...
The wealthy players started patronizing the poorer players and hogging the snacks they were meant to share. But just because a huge influx of cash isn't guaranteed to bring joy into your life doesn't mean that money can never make us happier. Findings show that we adapt to extrinsic and material things,
Video examples
This is Sparta: Fierce...
boys were encouraged to fight among themselves, and bullying, unlike today, was acceptable. In order to better prepare the boys for the conditions of war, the boys were poorly fed, sometimes even going days without eating. They also were given little in the way of clothing
Video examples
The benefits of good...
Researchers have linked poor posture to scoliosis, tension headaches, and back pain, though it isn't the exclusive cause of any of them. Posture can even influence your emotional state and your sensitivity to pain. So there are a lot of reasons to aim for good posture.
Video examples
Top 5 Animal Adaptations...
foraging so we're gonna let this one go now millipedes are amongst the most diverse group of arthropods in the world being one of the earliest animals to walk on land as a result of having poor eyesight they communicate through touch
Video examples
A message from the next...
of food may increase so much that the poor may not be able to afford it a hungry child cannot think about anything other than the desire to eat another of my worries is more war and rivalry look at the world around us
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How do glasses help us...
would be used to create the earliest glasses. Today, glasses can help millions of people with poor vision due to uncorrected refractive errors. The key to understanding what that means lies with the term refraction,
Video examples
How does impeachment...
For most jobs, it's understood that you can be fired, whether for crime, incompetence, or just poor performance. But what if your job happens to be the most powerful position in the country, or the world?
Video examples
Two Blind Sisters See...
Sonia come from a very poor family if they are not operated they remain blind for life and what happens in most of the cases they are used by the family as beggars
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Zinedine Zidane
French Athlete
I was lucky to come from a difficult area. It teaches you not just about football but also life. There were lots of kids from different races and poor families. People had to struggle to get through the day.
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Future
American Musician
Don't matter if you're rich, poor or whatever, you just want to be able to have your own experiences in life and listen and learn from other people.
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Sophocles
Greek Poet
There are some who praise a man free from disease; to me no man who is poor seems free from disease but to be constantly sick.
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John F. Kennedy
American President
If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.
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Jack London
American Novelist
Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well.
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Eva Moskowitz
American Educator
I didn't design schools for poor kids. I'm designing schools to be world-class.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Scottish Writer
Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well.
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Bill Gates
American Businessman
The protestor I think will speak up for the world's poorest.
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Jack Kemp
American Politician
We don't need to bring down the rich folk to help the poor.
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Edgar Allan Poe
American Poet
Lord, help my poor soul.
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Zinedine Zidane
French Athlete
I was lucky to come from a difficult area. It teaches you not just about football but also life. There were lots of kids from different races and poor families. People had to struggle to get through the day.
Quote examples
Future
American Musician
Don't matter if you're rich, poor or whatever, you just want to be able to have your own experiences in life and listen and learn from other people.
Quote examples
Sophocles
Greek Poet
There are some who praise a man free from disease; to me no man who is poor seems free from disease but to be constantly sick.
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John F. Kennedy
American President
If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.
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Jack London
American Novelist
Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well.
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Eva Moskowitz
American Educator
I didn't design schools for poor kids. I'm designing schools to be world-class.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Scottish Writer
Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well.
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Bill Gates
American Businessman
The protestor I think will speak up for the world's poorest.
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Jack Kemp
American Politician
We don't need to bring down the rich folk to help the poor.
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Edgar Allan Poe
American Poet
Lord, help my poor soul.
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