posadj.adv.

Brit.

/pɒz/, U.S.

/pɑz/

Forms: 1700s pozz, 1700s– pos, 1700s– poz.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: positive adj.

Etymology: Shortened < positive adj.With sense 2 compare positive adj. 4c(b).

1. colloquial. Positive (in various senses); certain (esp. in that's pos). Also as adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > making certain, assurance > [adverb]

iwis?c1160

sickerlyc1175

wisc1175

wislyc1200

i-witterlic1275

sickerc1275

certc1300

hardilyc1300

hardlya1325

certain1330

tristilya1350

certainlya1375

redelya1375

redilya1375

surelyc1380

hand in handa1382

righta1393

assuredlya1400

surea1400

naturallyc1425

in certc1440

ascertainly1477

soverly1513

perqueer1568

really1604

assurelya1626

just1687

pos1710

besure1743

verdad1928

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > making certain, assurance > of course, certainly [phrase]

to iwissea1000

mid iwissea1000

in wisc1000

to wis(se)c1000

without(en (any) weenc1175

sans fail1297

thereof no strife1297

but werea1300

forouten werea1300

out of werea1300

without werea1300

without deceit1303

for certainc1320

it is to wittingc1320

withouten carec1320

without nayc1330

without noc1330

without (but out of) dread1340

no doubtc1380

without distancec1390

no fresea1400

out of doubta1400

without doubta1400

for, (in, at obs.), of, to (a) certaintyc1400

withouten stance14..

hazel woods shakea1413

of, on, in warrantisec1440

sure enough?1440

without question?1440

wythout diswerec1440

without any dispayrec1470

for (also of) a surety?a1475

in (also for) surenessa1475

of certainc1485

without any (also all) naya1500

out of question?1526

past question?1526

for sure1534

what else1540

beyond (also out of, past, without) (all) peradventure1542

to be a bidden by1549

out of (also without) all cry1565

with a witness1579

upon my word1591

no question1594

out of all suspicion1600

for a certain1608

without scruple1612

to be sure1615

that's pos1710

in course1722

beyond (all) question1817

(and) no mistake1818

no two ways about it (also that)1818

of course1823

bien entendu1844

yessiree1846

you bet you1857

make no mistake1876

acourse1883

sans doute1890

how are you?1918

you bet your bippy1968

1710 J. Swift in J. Swift & R. Steele Tatler No. 230 I can't do't, that's Pozz.

1716 J. Addison Drummer iii. 30 I will be flatter'd, that's pos!

1738 J. Swift Polite Conversat. 42 Lady Sm. Do you say it upon Rep? Nev. Pozz; I saw her with my own Eyes.

1759 S. Fielding Hist. Countess of Dellwyn I. ii. vii. 248 Abbreviations exquisitely refined, as pozz, for positively; Mob, for Mobile.

1801 T. S. Surr Splendid Misery II. 143 ‘Fie, fie, Lady Amelia,’ said I. ‘I will, poz’, replied she.

1830 C. Lyell Let. 14 Nov. in Life, Lett. & Jrnls. (1881) I. 313 I (i.e. vol. II. of Principles) may be out in six months, poz.

1839 W. M. Thackeray Catherine ii I will have a regiment to myself, that's poz.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xiv. [Oxen of the Sun] 404 Got a pectoral trauma, eh, Dix? Pos fact.

1930 Chem. Abstr. 2044 The electron gun..consists of a hot filament near the small hole in a diaphragm and on the axis of a hollow cylinder at a pos. potential, which produces a ‘visible’ beam of electrons.

1969 ‘R. Crawford’ Cockleburr ii. vi. 126 ‘Are you sure you weren't spotted?’ ‘Pos.’

1977 Hot Car Oct. 99/4 (advt.) Smiths electronic tacho (pos earth).

1998 Observer (Nexis) 1 Mar. (Review section) 20 ‘Oh we've always been happy and poz at Elle,’ insists Sally Cortis, senior fashion editor.

2. slang. Usually in form poz. HIV-positive.Apparently popularized by the title of POZ, a magazine providing information on living with HIV/AIDS, first published in March 1994.Quot. 1991 may be a contextual use of sense 1, modified by the preceding HIV.

ΚΠ

1991 Re: AIDS, Condoms, & Weasel Wolfing in alt.sex.motss (Usenet newsgroup) 16 May Assuming you are hiv neg and your partner is pos, you are most likely to get the virus through receiving anal sex.

1994 HIV + tattoos in rec.arts.bodyart (Usenet newsgroup) 22 Aug. I think I would tell the artist beforehand if I were poz.

1999 Independent 13 Feb. 8/1 Pete isn't sure if he is HIV-positive or not... ‘Do you have any concern about becoming poz [positive]?’ Signorile asked him.

2002 Out Apr. 50/1 Making their choice easier is the healthy physical appearance of other poz guys.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pos
释义	posadj.adv. Brit. /pɒz/, U.S. /pɑz/ Forms: 1700s pozz, 1700s– pos, 1700s– poz. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: positive adj. Etymology: Shortened < positive adj.With sense 2 compare positive adj. 4c(b). 1. colloquial. Positive (in various senses); certain (esp. in that's pos). Also as adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > making certain, assurance > [adverb] iwis?c1160 sickerlyc1175 wisc1175 wislyc1200 i-witterlic1275 sickerc1275 certc1300 hardilyc1300 hardlya1325 certain1330 tristilya1350 certainlya1375 redelya1375 redilya1375 surelyc1380 hand in handa1382 righta1393 assuredlya1400 surea1400 naturallyc1425 in certc1440 ascertainly1477 soverly1513 perqueer1568 really1604 assurelya1626 just1687 pos1710 besure1743 verdad1928 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > making certain, assurance > of course, certainly [phrase] to iwissea1000 mid iwissea1000 in wisc1000 to wis(se)c1000 without(en (any) weenc1175 sans fail1297 thereof no strife1297 but werea1300 forouten werea1300 out of werea1300 without werea1300 without deceit1303 for certainc1320 it is to wittingc1320 withouten carec1320 without nayc1330 without noc1330 without (but out of) dread1340 no doubtc1380 without distancec1390 no fresea1400 out of doubta1400 without doubta1400 for, (in, at obs.), of, to (a) certaintyc1400 withouten stance14.. hazel woods shakea1413 of, on, in warrantisec1440 sure enough?1440 without question?1440 wythout diswerec1440 without any dispayrec1470 for (also of) a surety?a1475 in (also for) surenessa1475 of certainc1485 without any (also all) naya1500 out of question?1526 past question?1526 for sure1534 what else1540 beyond (also out of, past, without) (all) peradventure1542 to be a bidden by1549 out of (also without) all cry1565 with a witness1579 upon my word1591 no question1594 out of all suspicion1600 for a certain1608 without scruple1612 to be sure1615 that's pos1710 in course1722 beyond (all) question1817 (and) no mistake1818 no two ways about it (also that)1818 of course1823 bien entendu1844 yessiree1846 you bet you1857 make no mistake1876 acourse1883 sans doute1890 how are you?1918 you bet your bippy1968 1710 J. Swift in J. Swift & R. Steele Tatler No. 230 I can't do't, that's Pozz. 1716 J. Addison Drummer iii. 30 I will be flatter'd, that's pos! 1738 J. Swift Polite Conversat. 42 Lady Sm. Do you say it upon Rep? Nev. Pozz; I saw her with my own Eyes. 1759 S. Fielding Hist. Countess of Dellwyn I. ii. vii. 248 Abbreviations exquisitely refined, as pozz, for positively; Mob, for Mobile. 1801 T. S. Surr Splendid Misery II. 143 ‘Fie, fie, Lady Amelia,’ said I. ‘I will, poz’, replied she. 1830 C. Lyell Let. 14 Nov. in Life, Lett. & Jrnls. (1881) I. 313 I (i.e. vol. II. of Principles) may be out in six months, poz. 1839 W. M. Thackeray Catherine ii I will have a regiment to myself, that's poz. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xiv. [Oxen of the Sun] 404 Got a pectoral trauma, eh, Dix? Pos fact. 1930 Chem. Abstr. 2044 The electron gun..consists of a hot filament near the small hole in a diaphragm and on the axis of a hollow cylinder at a pos. potential, which produces a ‘visible’ beam of electrons. 1969 ‘R. Crawford’ Cockleburr ii. vi. 126 ‘Are you sure you weren't spotted?’ ‘Pos.’ 1977 Hot Car Oct. 99/4 (advt.) Smiths electronic tacho (pos earth). 1998 Observer (Nexis) 1 Mar. (Review section) 20 ‘Oh we've always been happy and poz at Elle,’ insists Sally Cortis, senior fashion editor. 2. slang. Usually in form poz. HIV-positive.Apparently popularized by the title of POZ, a magazine providing information on living with HIV/AIDS, first published in March 1994.Quot. 1991 may be a contextual use of sense 1, modified by the preceding HIV. ΚΠ 1991 Re: AIDS, Condoms, & Weasel Wolfing in alt.sex.motss (Usenet newsgroup) 16 May Assuming you are hiv neg and your partner is pos, you are most likely to get the virus through receiving anal sex. 1994 HIV + tattoos in rec.arts.bodyart (Usenet newsgroup) 22 Aug. I think I would tell the artist beforehand if I were poz. 1999 Independent 13 Feb. 8/1 Pete isn't sure if he is HIV-positive or not... ‘Do you have any concern about becoming poz [positive]?’ Signorile asked him. 2002 Out Apr. 50/1 Making their choice easier is the healthy physical appearance of other poz guys. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas POS POS n. point of sale. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trading place > place where retail transactions made > [noun] retailour1445 outlet1803 waygate1833 point of sale1844 selling-point1953 POS1969 1969 Payment Syst. Newslett. Dec. 5/2 The system..does not start with the point-of-sale terminal and construct the rest of the system around POS transactions. 1993 Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey) 21 Nov. iii. 6/6 Chemical Bank expects to see 600,000 POS transactions this year. extracted from Pn. < adj.adv.1710 as lemmas
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posadj.adv.

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