pose
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old French and Middle French poser, from Vulgar Latin pausare, from Latin pausa (“pause”), from Ancient Greek παῦσις (pausis); influenced by Latin ponere.
Verb[edit]
pose (third-person singular simple present poses, present participle posing, simple past and past participle posed)
- (transitive) To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect.
- To pose a model for a picture.
- (transitive) Ask; set (a test, quiz, riddle, etc.).
- (transitive) To constitute (a danger, a threat, a risk, etc.).
- 2010, Noam Chomsky, The Iranian threat, Z Magazine, vol 23, number 7:
- Rather, they are concerned with the threat Iran poses to the region and the world.
- 2011 September 2, Phil McNulty, “Bulgaria 0-3 England”, BBC:
- Rooney's United team-mate Chris Smalling was given his debut at right-back and was able to adjust to the international stage in relatively relaxed fashion as Bulgaria barely posed a threat of any consequence.
- 2010, Noam Chomsky, The Iranian threat, Z Magazine, vol 23, number 7:
- (intransitive) Assume or maintain a pose; strike an attitude.
- Thackeray
- He […] posed before her as a hero.
- Thackeray
- (obsolete, transitive) To interrogate; to question.
- Francis Bacon
- She […] posed him and sifted him.
- Francis Bacon
- (obsolete, transitive) To question with a view to puzzling; to embarrass by questioning or scrutiny; to bring to a stand.
- Barrow
- A question wherewith a learned Pharisee thought to pose and puzzle him.
- Barrow
Translations[edit]
set in place, arrange
ask, set (a test or quiz)
assume or maintain a pose
constitute
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Noun[edit]
pose (plural poses)
- position, posture, arrangement (especially of the human body)
- affectation
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
position, arrangement (especially of the human body)
Etymology 2[edit]
From a combination of aphetic forms of appose and oppose.
Verb[edit]
pose (third-person singular simple present poses, present participle posing, simple past and past participle posed)
- (obsolete) To ask (someone) questions; to interrogate.
- 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Luke II:
- And hit fortuned that after .iii. dayes, they founde hym in the temple sittinge in the middes of the doctours, both hearynge them, and posinge them.
- 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Luke II:
- (now rare) To perplex or confuse (someone).
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
From Old English ge-pos
Noun[edit]
pose (plural poses)
External links[edit]
- pose in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- pose in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- pose at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Noun[edit]
pose ? (??? please provide the plural!, ??? please provide the diminutive!)
- stance or pose
Anagrams[edit]
Finnish[edit]
Noun[edit]
pose
Declension[edit]
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Declension of pose (type nalle)
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Derived from the verb poser. Cf. also Italian posa, Latin pausa.
Noun[edit]
pose f (plural poses)
Noun[edit]
pose m (plural poses)
- extension (in telecommunications)
Verb[edit]
pose
- first-person singular present indicative of poser
- third-person singular present indicative of poser
- first-person singular present subjunctive of poser
- first-person singular present subjunctive of poser
- second-person singular imperative of poser
Ido[edit]
Adverb[edit]
pose
Italian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
póse, /ˈpose/, /"pose/
Verb[edit]
pose
- third-person singular past historic of porre
Anagrams[edit]
Norwegian[edit]
Noun[edit]
pose m (definite singular posen, indefinite plural poser, definite plural posene)
Spanish[edit]
Verb[edit]
pose (infinitive posar)
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- English terms derived from Old French
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- English terms derived from Latin
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- English terms with rare senses
- English terms derived from Old English
- English intransitive verbs
- English transitive verbs
- Dutch nouns
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- Finnish slang
- Finnish nalle-type nominals
- French nouns
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- Ido adverbs
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- Norwegian nouns
- Spanish verb forms
- Spanish verb imperative forms
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- Spanish forms of verbs ending in -ar
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