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POOR | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary Meaning of poor in English poor adjective uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / pɔː r / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / pʊr / poor adjective ( NO MONEY ) Add to word list Add to word list A1 having little money and/or few possessions: Most of the world's poorest countries are in Africa . He came from a poor immigrant family . Synonyms destitute hard up informal impecunious formal impoverished formal indigent formal needy penniless penurious formal poverty-stricken Opposite rich not having much or enough money poor Her family was poor and didn't own a computer. penniless At the time, I was a penniless student. impoverished Benefits should be targeted at the most impoverished families. disadvantaged The scheme was set up to help disadvantaged children. deprived Deprived areas will be hardest hit by the cuts. See more results » be poor in something B2 to have very little of a particular substance or quality : Unfortunately, Iceland is poor in natural resources . See more The demonstrators seemed to be from a complete cross-section of society - male and female , old and young , rich and poor. Because of debt repayments , the divide between rich and poor countries is continuing to grow . Fair trade , say Oxfam , is about giving poor people power . When he started he was just a poor boy from the slums - now he's a multimillionaire . We certainly don't lead a life of luxury but we're not poor either. poor adjective ( BAD ) B2 not good; being of a very low quality , quantity , or standard : a poor harvest Last year's exam results were fairly poor. poor at I was always very poor at maths at school . poor health Dad had been in poor health for several years . At last month's meeting , attendance was poor. bad weather, conditions, situations, etc. bad If the weather is bad, we'll have to find something else to do. poor She's 87 and in poor health. dire The predictions for the economy are dire. grim She was quickly brought back to the grim reality of her life. awful The smell from the bins was awful. See more results » of bad quality bad The food wasn’t as bad as I’d expected. poor Their efforts produced extremely poor results. low/poor/bad quality Their sausages are made with low-quality meat. mediocre The striker has been dropped after a mediocre performance. inferior The copies are of inferior quality. See more results » This novel is available in large print for readers with poor eyesight . Teachers shouldn't have to take all the blame for poor exam results . The land is so poor here that it cannot support any crops . The match was abandoned at half-time because of the poor weather conditions . He was fired from his $165 000 job for poor performance . Not of good quality am-dram appallingly atrocious atrociously awfulness cheapo cheesy inadequacy inadequate inadequately janky jerry-rig shite shocking shockingly skanky sort tawdrily trinket wretched See more results » poor adjective ( DESERVING SYMPATHY ) A2 [ before noun ] deserving sympathy : That cold sounds terrible , you poor thing! Look at that dog - the poor thing only has three legs . He neglects that poor dog - he never takes him for walks or gives him any attention . I hear poor old Frank's lost his job . The poor things were kept in small cages without room to move . The poor bird couldn't fly because it had a broken wing . You poor thing - you're all wet . Sympathy & compassion aw bad/hard/tough luck! idiom better luck next time idiom bleeding heart cheese heart-wrenching heart-wrenchingly heartrending heartrendingly pitiful pitifully pitifulness pity pityingly relate sensitivity sympathetic sympathize sympathy your heart goes out to someone idiom See more results » Idioms be as poor as a church mouse come/be a poor second, third, etc. poor man's... poor relation poor noun [ plural ] uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / pɔː r / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / pʊr / the poor C1 poor people considered together as a group : housing for the poor Opposite the rich (Definition of poor from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) poor | American Dictionary poor adjective us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / pʊr / poor adjective ( NO MONEY ) Add to word list Add to word list [ -er/-est only ] having little money or few possessions, or lacking something important : He came from a poor, immigrant family . Most of the world’s poorest countries are in Africa . The country is poor in natural resources . poor adjective ( BAD ) [ -er/-est only ] of a very low quality or standard ; not good: poor eyesight poor grades He’s in very poor health . poor adjective ( DESERVING SYMPATHY ) [ not gradable ] deserving sympathy : That poor dog looks like it hasn’t been fed in a while. poor plural noun us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / pʊr / poor plural noun ( NO MONEY ) poor people : She gives a lot of money to the poor. (Definition of poor from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) poor | Business English poor adjective uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / pɔː r / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / pʊr / Add to word list Add to word list having little money and/or few possessions: It's offering to pay off 10 percent of the poor countries ' debt . He came from a poor immigrant family . not good or operating well, or of a low quality or standard : The retailer has had two poor Christmases in a row . PinnFund specialized in mortgage loans for borrowers with poor credit . He was fired for poor job performance . be poor in sth to have very little of a particular substance or quality : Greece is relatively poor in natural resources . (Definition of poor from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of poor ? Translations of poor in Chinese (Traditional) 沒有錢的, 貧窮的，窮困的, 拮据的… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 没有钱的, 贫穷的，穷困的, 拮据的… See more in Spanish pobre, malo, pobre [masculine-feminine… See more in Portuguese pobre, ruim, coitado… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian गरीब, चांगले नसलेले, गुणवत्तेत… See more 貧乏な, 貧しい, かわいそうな… See more yoksul, fakir, fukara… See more pauvre, médiocre, piètre… See more pobre, dolent, de mala qualitat… See more arm, pover, slecht… See more சிறிய பணம் மற்றும்/அல்லது சில உடைமைகளைக் கொண்டிருத்தல், நல்லதல்ல, மிகக் குறைந்த தரம்… See more निर्धन, गरीब, विपन्न… See more ગરીબ, નબળું, ખરાબ (ગુણવત્તા… See more fattig, dårlig, stakkels… See more fattig, dålig, skral… See more miskin, teruk, malang… See more arm, mangelhaft… See more fattig, dårlig, stakkars… See more غریب, کمتر, کمزور… See more бідний, незаможний, низький… See more పేద, చెడు, చాలా తాక్కువ నాణ్యతా… See more গরীব, দরিদ্র, নিম্ন মানের… See more chudý, chabý, mizerný… See more miskin, buruk, malang… See more ยากจน, คุณภาพเลว, น่าสงสาร… See more nghèo, kém, tồi… See more biedny, ubogi, słaby… See more 가난한, 불쌍한, (질적으로) 좋지 못한… See more povero, scadente, mediocre… See more Need a translator? 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Translator tool Browse poop sheet pooped pooper scooper pooping poor poor man's... idiom poor relation idiom poorhouse poorly More meanings of poor dirt poor non-poor po' boy fuel-poor piss-poor time-poor the working poor See all meanings be poor in something phrase a good/poor shot phrase poor man's... idiom poor relation idiom the deserving poor idiom the undeserving poor idiom a good, poor, etc. show phrase See all idioms and phrases Word of the Day bae UK Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /beɪ/ US Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /beɪ/ someone you love; a boyfriend or girlfriend About this Blog It’s a dirty business: the metaphorical use of ‘dirty’ April 29, 2026 Read More New Words superworker May 04, 2026 More new words has been added to list To top AI Assistant Contents English American Business Translations AI Assistant Cambridge Dictionary +Plus My profile +Plus help Log out English (UK) Change English (UK) English (US) Español Português 中文 (简体) 正體中文 (繁體) Dansk Deutsch Français Italiano Nederlands Norsk Polski Русский Türkçe Tiếng Việt Svenska Українська 日本語 한국어 ગુજરાતી தமிழ் తెలుగు বাঙ্গালি मराठी हिंदी Follow us Choose a dictionary Recent and Recommended Definitions Clear explanations of natural written and spoken English English Learner’s Dictionary Essential British English Essential American English Grammar and thesaurus Usage explanations of natural written and spoken English Grammar Thesaurus Pronunciation British and American pronunciations with audio English Pronunciation Translation Click on the arrows to change the translation direction. 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