poor
gb/pˈʊɹ/ us/pˈʊɹ/
A2
انگریزی
~ 700
szegény, gyenge, rossz
A2
1
szegény
A2
استعمال کا انداز:
[someone] is poor
She grew up in a poor neighborhood on the edge of the city.
A város szélén, egy szegény környéken nőtt fel.
Many poor families struggle to pay for basic necessities.
Sok szegény családnak még a legalapvetőbb dolgok kifizetése is gondot okoz.
The charity aims to help poor children get an education.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
He is poor and needs help.
Szegény, és segítségre van szüksége.
Many poor people live in this area.
Sok szegény ember él ezen a környéken.
She comes from a poor family.
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'poor' meaning 'having little money' with 'poor' meaning 'bad quality'. Context is important.
معنی
Having little or no money
لفظی تراکیب
poor family
|poor people
|poor country
|poor community
ہم معنی الفاظ
impoverished (More formal and often used in reports or academic contexts.)
متضاد الفاظ
wealthy (Describes someone who has a large amount of money or valuable possessions.)
موضوعات
economy
|daily life
|finance
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
تعریف
Having little or no money to buy the things you need.
Lacking sufficient money to live at a standard considered comfortable or normal in society.
A2
2
استعمال کا انداز:
poor [quality/performance/service/etc.]
The team's poor performance cost them the game.
A csapat a gyenge teljesítménye miatt elveszítette a meccset.
We received poor service at the restaurant.
Rossz kiszolgálást kaptunk az étteremben.
Poor lighting made it hard to read.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
The hotel has poor service.
A szállodában rossz a kiszolgálás.
He gave a poor answer to the question.
Gyenge választ adott a kérdésre.
The photo is of poor quality.
عام غلطی:
Learners may incorrectly use 'bad' instead of 'poor' in formal writing where 'poor' is more appropriate.
معنی
Of low quality or standard
لفظی تراکیب
poor performance
|poor service
|poor quality
|poor results
ہم معنی الفاظ
substandard (Formal; emphasizes not meeting required standards.)
متضاد الفاظ
excellent (Indicates a very high quality or standard.)
موضوعات
evaluation
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
تعریف
Not good in quality, skill, or standard.
Of a low standard, quality, or condition; not good.
A2
3
szegény
A2
استعمال کا انداز:
poor [someone]
Poor John, he’s been sick all week.
Szegény John, egész héten beteg volt.
You poor thing! That must have been awful.
Te szegény! Ez borzasztó lehetett.
Poor kids had to walk home in the rain.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
Poor Anna is very tired.
Szegény Anna nagyon fáradt.
You poor boy, you look cold.
Te szegény fiú, látszik, hogy fázol.
Poor dog, it is very hungry.
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse this with the financial meaning of 'poor'. It is emotional, not economic.
معنی
Deserving sympathy or pity
لفظی تراکیب
poor guy
|poor thing
|poor child
ہم معنی الفاظ
unfortunate (More formal; focuses on bad luck rather than sympathy.)
متضاد الفاظ
fortunate (Indicates someone who has good luck or favorable circumstances.)
موضوعات
emotions
|daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
تعریف
Used to show you feel sorry for someone because something bad happened to them.
Used to express sympathy for someone in an unfortunate situation.
B1
4
استعمال کا انداز:
poor in [something]
This soil is poor in nutrients.
Ez a talaj tápanyagban szegény.
She has a poor memory for names.
Gyenge a névmemóriája.
The diet was poor in protein.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
The land is poor in water.
A föld vízben szegény.
My memory is poor for faces.
Gyenge az arcmemóriám.
This food is poor in sugar.
معنی
Lacking a desired quality or amount
لفظی تراکیب
poor in vitamins
|poor soil
|poor memory
ہم معنی الفاظ
deficient (More formal and technical; often used in scientific contexts.)
متضاد الفاظ
rich (In this context, means containing a lot of a substance or quality.)
موضوعات
science
|health
|core_vocabulary
تعریف
Having too little of something important.
Not having enough of a particular quality, substance, or nutrient.
گرامر
لغت میں درج شکل
poor
IPA
GB/pˈʊɹ/
US/pˈʊɹ/
ہجا بندی اور زور
poor (1 ہجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (poor)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Adjective
- Base: poor
- Comparative: poorer
- Superlative: poorest
متعلقہ الفاظ
Forms
poorer
adjective
poorest
adjective
Advanced or less common
عبارات
down-and-out
1/dˈaʊn ˈænd ˈaʊt/
idiom
informal
Person with no money, job, or home
Someone who has no money and no place to live.
مثالیں
- He ended up down-and-out after losing his job.
- The shelter helps down-and-out individuals get back on their feet.
in poor taste
1/ˈɪn pˈʊɹ tˈeɪst/
fixed phrase
Socially inappropriate or offensive
Not polite or acceptable; likely to offend people.
مثالیں
- His joke about the accident was in poor taste.
- Wearing that outfit to a funeral would be in poor taste.
poor excuse for [something]
1/pˈʊɹ ɪkskjˈus fɚ sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
Inadequate example of something claimed to be
Something that is not good enough to be what it is supposed to be.
مثالیں
- That was a poor excuse for an apology.
- This is a poor excuse for a meal.
poor thing
1/pˈʊɹ θˈɪŋ/
fixed phrase
Expression of sympathy or pity
A way to say you feel sorry for someone or something.
مثالیں
- Poor thing, you must be exhausted.
- That poor thing has been out in the rain all day.