pose
Meaning of pose
- present or constitute (a problem or danger).
the sheer number of visitors is posing a threat to the area
- assume a particular position in order to be photographed, painted, or drawn.
the prime minister posed for photographers
- pretend to be (someone or something).
an armed gang posed as policemen to ambush a postman
a literary novel posing as a spy thriller
- behave affectedly in order to impress others.
some people like to drive kit cars, but most just like to pose in them
- a way of standing or sitting, especially in order to be photographed, painted, or drawn.
photographs of boxers in ferocious poses
- a particular way of behaving adopted in order to impress or to give a false impression.
the man dropped his pose of amiability
Middle English: from Old French poser (verb), from late Latin pausare ‘to pause’, which replaced Latin ponere ‘to place’. The noun dates from the early 19th century.
verb- puzzle or perplex (someone) with a question or problem.
we have thus posed the mathematician and the historian
early 16th century: shortening of obsolete appose, from Old French aposer, variant of oposer ‘oppose’.
Information about pose
- The plural form of pose is: poses.
- Languages in which pose is used:
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- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- pose is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
pose synonyms
Meaning airs:
Meaning affectation:
affectation, mannerism, affectedness
Meaning present:
Meaning model:
Meaning impersonate:
Meaning posture:
Meaning put:
put, set, place, position, lay
Meaning perplex:
perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
Meaning be (a part) of a whole:
Meaning bring (something) into existence:
Meaning make (something, especially something bad) happen:
Meaning make or manufacture from components or raw materials:
Meaning adopt or express a particular attitude or attitudes, typically just for effect:
Meaning the way in which someone stands, especially when deliberately adopted (as in cricket, golf, and other sports); a person's posture:
Meaning a position of the body indicating a particular mental state:
Meaning a person's way of standing or moving:
Meaning an attempt to make something that is not the case appear true:
Meaning a pretence:
Meaning a deceptive outward appearance:
Meaning an outward display intended to give a false impression:
Meaning an appearance or form of behaviour assumed by a person to conceal their genuine feelings:
Meaning a performance, show, or event staged for public entertainment:
Meaning a false show or pretence:
Meaning concealment of one's thoughts, feelings, or character; pretence:
Translation of pose
- Italian: atteggiamento, posare
- Spanish: pose, posar
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Words that rhyme with pose
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