post

See also post-, Post, and pöst

English

Wikipedia

Alternative forms

• poast (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /pəʊst/, X-SAMPA: /p@Ust/
• (US) enPR: pōst, IPA: /poʊst/, X-SAMPA: /poUst/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -əʊst

Etymology 1

From Old English pillar, door-post and Old French, from Latin postis (“a post, a door-post”)

Noun

post (plural posts)

1. A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fence post; a light post
2. (construction) a stud; a two-by-four
3. A pole in a battery
4. (dentistry) A long, narrow piece inserted into a root canal to strengthen the tooth
5. (vocal music, chiefly a cappella) a prolonged final melody note, among moving harmony notes
6. (paper, printing) A printing paper size measuring 19.25 inches x 15.5 inches
7. A message posted in an electronic forum
8. (sports) goalpost
   • 2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”, BBC:

     But they marginally improved after the break as Didier Drogba hit the post.

Derived terms

terms derived from post (noun) "dowel"

doorpost fencepost from pillar to post gatepost goalpost hitching post king post

lamppost listening post milepost newel post post hole poster scratching post signpost tool post

Translations

long dowel or plank protruding from the ground

Esperanto: fosto (eo) Finnish: tolppa (fi) French: poteau (fr) m. German: Pfosten (de) m.

Greek: στύλος (el) (stýlos) m., πάσσαλος (el) (pássalos) m., κολώνα (el) (kolóna) f., δοκάρι (el) (dokári) n. Macedonian: дирек (mk) (dírek) m., столб (mk) (stólb) m., кол (mk) (kol) m. Russian: столб (ru) (stolb) m.

(construction) stud; two-by-four

Finnish: kakkosnelonen (fi)

pole in a battery

Finnish: napa (fi)

Greek: πόλος (el) (pólos) m.

piece inserted in root canal

(vocal music, eps. a capella) prolonged final melody note

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Lithuanian: paštas

Spanish: poste m., estaca f.

Verb

post (third-person singular simple present posts, present participle posting, simple past and past participle posted)

1. (transitive) To hang (a notice) in a conspicuous manner for general review.

   Post no bills.

2. (transitive, Internet) To send to an electronic forum.
3. (transitive, poker) To pay (a blind)

   Since Jim was new to the game, he had to post $4 in order to receive a hand.

Derived terms

• poster

Translations

to hang a notice in a conspicuous manner

to send to an electronic forum

Japanese: 書き込む (ja) (かきこむ, kakikomu)

Portuguese: postar (pt)

Etymology 2

From Middle French poste (“a place where one is stationed”), from Italian posto (“a post, a station”), from Vulgar Latin *postum, from Latin positum (“a position, a situation”), from past participle of ponere.

Noun

post (plural posts)

1. An assigned station; a guard post
2. A location on a basketball court near the basket
3. A method of sending mail by a relay system of horses and riders
4. Any mail system for sending tangible messages or parcels

   sent via post; parcel post

5. An individual message or parcel sent by mail
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   • 2011 December 14, Angelique Chrisafis, “Rachida Dati accuses French PM of sexism and elitism”, Guardian:

     She was Nicolas Sarkozy's pin-up for diversity, the first Muslim woman with north African parents to hold a major French government post. But Rachida Dati has now turned on her own party elite with such ferocity that some have suggested she should be expelled from the president's ruling party.

Derived terms

terms derived from post (noun) "position", "mail"

crosspost outpost post-haste post-horse post-house post-rider post office post bag

post box post chaise post code postgirl postlady postman postwoman postmaster

Translations

assigned station

Danish: post (da) c. Esperanto: posteno (eo) Estonian: punkt (et)

German: Stelle (de) f., Posten (de) m. Greek: θέση (el) (thési) f. Russian: должность (ru) (dólžnost’) f.

location on a basketball court

method of sending mail

German: Post (de) f. Greek: ταχυδρομείο (el) (tachydromío) n.

Macedonian: пошта (mk) (póšta) f.

individual message in a forum

Arabic: رسالة (ar) (risaala) f., خطاب (ar) (khiTaab) m., كتاب (ar) (kitaab) m. Chinese: Mandarin: 帖子 (cmn) (tiězi) French: please add this translation if you can German: Beitrag (de) m.

Greek: ανάρτηση (el) (anártisi) f. Japanese: 記事 (ja) (きじ, kiji) Polish: post (pl) m. Russian: сообщение (ru) (soobščénije) n., (colloquial) пост (ru) (post) m.

Verb

post (third-person singular simple present posts, present participle posting, simple past and past participle posted)

1. To send mail

   Mail items posted before 7.00pm within the Central Business District and before 5.00pm outside the Central Business District will be delivered the next working day.

2. (Internet) To send a message to a Usenet newsgroup or to a mailing list; to save a message on a blog.

   I couldn't figure it out so I posted a question on Usenet.

Derived terms

• poster

Translations

to hang a notice in a conspicuous manner

to send mail

Finnish: lähettää viesti (fi) German: schicken (de)

Greek: ταχυδρομώ (el) (tachydromó)

(Internet) to send a message to a Usenet; to save a message on a blog

Chinese: Mandarin: 張貼 (cmn), 张贴 (cmn) (zhāngtiē) Finnish: lähettää viesti (fi)

Portuguese: postar (pt) Russian: помещать сообщение (ru) (pomeščát' soobščénije), (perfective) поместить сообщение (ru) (pomestít' soobščénije)

(poker) to pay a blind

Adverb

post (not comparable)

1. With the post, on post-horses; express, with speed, quickly
   • 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society 1973, p. 353:

     In this posture were affairs at the inn when a gentleman arrived there post.

   • 1888, Rudyard Kipling, ‘The Arrest of Lieutenant Golightly’, Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio 2005, p. 93:

     He prided himself on looking neat even when he was riding post.

2. sent via the postal service

Translations

With the post, on post horses; express, with speed

sent via the postal service

Descendants

• German: posten

Etymology 3

From Latin post

Preposition

post

1. after; especially after a significant event that has long-term ramifications
   • 2008, Michael Tomasky, "Obama cannot let the right cast him in that 60s show", The Guardian, online,

     One of the most appealing things for me about Barack Obama has always been that he comes post the post-60s generation.

   • 2008, Matthew Stevens, "Lew pressured to reveal what he knows", The Australian, online,

     Lew reckons he had three options for the cash-cow which was Premier post the Coles sale.

Quotations

• For usage examples of this term, see the citations page.

See also

• post-

Anagrams

• opts, pots, POTS, spot, Spot, stop, tops

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin postus > positus.

Verb

post

1. Past participle of pondre.

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Cornish

Pronunciation

• IPA: [poːst]

Noun

post m. (plural postow)

1. post (method of sending mail)

Related terms

• lytherva
• postya
• sodhva an post

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔst

• audio

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Noun

post m. (^??? please provide the plural and diminutive!)

1. mail
2. mail office
3. location or station, when a soldier is op post, he is where he is supposed to be.
4. post (position, office)

   Toekomstig Amerikaans president Barack Obama maakt zijn keuzes bekend voor de posten binnen zijn kabinet op het gebied van veiligheid en buitenlands beleid. — President elect Barack Obama makes his choices known for the posts within his cabinet in the area of security and exterior policy. (nl.wikipedia, 12/3/2008)

Derived terms

• handelspost
• postzegel

Verb

post

1. first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of posten.
2. imperative of posten.

Anagrams

• spot, stop

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Esperanto

Etymology

Latin post

Preposition

post

1. after

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Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA: [pˠɔsˠt̪ˠ]

Noun

post m. (genitive poist, nominative plural poist)

1. job
2. post

Declension

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative post poist Vocative a phoist a phosta Genitive poist post Dative post poist

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an post na poist Genitive an phoist na bpost Dative leis an bpost don phost leis na poist

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
post	phost	bpost
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Italian

Etymology

From English post

Noun

post m. inv.

1. (Internet) post (message in a forum)

Anagrams

• spot, stop

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Kurdish

Noun

post m.

1. skin

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /post/

• Audio (Classical)

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Adverb

post

1. behind, afterwards, after

Descendants

• French: puis
• Italian: poi
• Portuguese: pois, após
• Romanian: păi, apoi
• Spanish: pues

Preposition

post (takes accusative)

1. behind (in space), after (in time), subordinate to (in rank)

Antonyms

• (behind, after): ante

Descendants

• English: post

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA: [pɔs̪t̪]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *postъ.

Noun

post m.

1. fast

Declension

    declension of post

	singular	plural
nominative	post	posty
genitive	postu	postów
dative	postowi	postom
accusative	post	posty
instrumental	postem	postami
locative	poście	postach
vocative	poście	posty

Etymology 2

From English post

Noun

post m.

1. post (message)

Declension

    declension of post

	singular	plural
nominative	post	posty
genitive	postu	postów
dative	postowi	postom
accusative	post	posty
instrumental	postem	postami
locative	poście	postach
vocative	poście	posty

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Romanian

Etymology 1

From Slavic postŭ.

Noun

post n. (plural posturi)

1. fast (period of abstaining from or eating very little food), fasting

See also

• păresimi
• Postul Mare

Etymology 2

From French poste.

Noun

post n. (plural posturi)

1. post, position, job, place, appointment, station

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Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pʰɔs̪t̪/

Noun

post m. (genitive and plural puist)

1. post, mail
2. Alternative form of posta.
3. post, stake

Derived terms

• cairt-phuist
• post-bàire
• post-dealain

Verb

post (verbal noun postadh)

1. post, mail

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *postъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pôːst/

Noun

pȏst m. (Cyrillic spelling по̑ст)

1. fast, fasting

Declension

    declension of post

	singular	plural
nominative	pȏst	pòstovi
genitive	pȍsta	postova
dative	postu	postovima
accusative	post	postove
vocative	poste	postovi
locative	postu	postovima
instrumental	postom	postovima

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Slovene

Noun

post m.

1. fast (act or practice of abstaining from or eating very little food)

This Slovene entry was created from the translations listed at fast. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see post in the Slovene Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) April 2008

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• audio

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Noun

post c.

1. postal office; an organization delivering mail and parcels
2. (uncountable) mail; collectively for things sent through a post office
3. item of a list or on an agenda
4. post; an assigned station
5. position to which someone may be assigned or elected

   Posten som ordförande i idrottsföreningen är vakant.

   The position as chairman in the sports association is free.

Declension

Declension of post 3-5

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	post	posten	poster	posterna
genitive	posts	postens	posters	posternas

Related terms

• posta
• postkontor
• postlåda
• Posten