<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to read or study with steady attention or application: a scholar poring over a rare old manuscript.</li><li>to gaze earnestly or steadily: to pore over a painting.</li><li>to meditate or ponder intently (usually followed by over, on, or upon): He pored over the strange events of the preceding evening.</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>examine</li><li>peruse</li><li>scrutinize</li><li>ponder</li></ul>