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The word poor It is a term widely used in our language and presents various references depending on the situation in which we apply it.

When an individual does not have what is considered necessary to survive and develop, or in the absence of it, what he has is not enough to live with dignity because his salary is very low or he is unemployed, he is considered socially poor and therefore he will live in a situation from poverty. It implies a way of life that favors the absence of economic resources when it comes to satisfying basic needs such as: food, shelter, education and health care, among the essentials.

On the other hand, we usually use the word poor to indicate that something is characterized by shortage that shows. The party was really poor with drink, they did not reach the champagne bottles.

Also, the term is widely used for indicate that something has very little value or presence. The presentation that Juan did before the managers of the company was so poor that they decided not to give him viability to your project.

Meanwhile, in the language colloquial, we usually use the word poor when we want to feel sorry for someone for a situation that affects them negatively and that then makes them very unhappy and unhappy. Poor Maria, she doesn't stop crying for Juan since he left her when they were about to get married.

Also, there are some popular phrases that contain the word poor, such as: poor me, that we use it when we want to express how unhappy we feel because of something that went wrong or that did not happen directly; Y poor of you, is a expression that we use as threat concrete against someone to anticipate that something bad will happen to him if he does not do what we tell him or if he does not stop doing what bothers us.

Among the most used synonyms of this term we find that of indigent, which precisely designates that person who does not have sufficient means to live. In the meantime, rich is the opposite of poor, because on the contrary, it has an excess of resources that allow you to satisfy your needs and lead a life of luxury.