—post /pəʊst/ aep /poʊst/
noun (JOB)
► B2 [C] a job in a company or organization: » Teaching posts are advertised in Tuesday's edition of the paper.» She's held the post for 13 years.» They have several vacant posts.Thesaurus+: ↑Jobs, careers and professions , ↑Working• • •
Extra Examples:» She rose to the exalted post of Foreign Secretary after only three years in the government.» I'm sorry, the post has already been filled.» She has been removed from her post as managing director.» Without a doubt, she's the strongest candidate we've interviewed for the post.» Chief Inspector of Schools is a very challenging and high-profile post.noun (LETTERS)
A2 [U] MAINLY UK (US USUALLY mail) letters and parcels that are delivered to homes or places of work:
» I'd been away for a few days so I had a lot of post waiting for me.» Unless it's marked 'private', my secretary usually opens my post.» Has the post come/arrived yet?Thesaurus+: ↑The postal systemA2 [U] MAINLY UK (US USUALLY mail) the public system that exists for the collecting and delivering of letters:
» My letter must have got lost in the post.» If you don't want to take it there, you can just send it by post.Thesaurus+: ↑The postal systemF0 [S] UK the time during the day when letters, etc. are collected or delivered:
» I missed the post this morning.» Did you manage to catch the post?Thesaurus+: ↑The postal systemWord Builder:–Nouns: post, postage–Adjectives: postal–Verbs: post• • •
Extra Examples:» Many thanks for your lovely long letter which arrived in this morning's post.» The post comes twice daily.» The package had been badly crushed in the post.» Every Christmas thousands of people are drafted in to help with the post.» The letter must have gone astray in the post.noun (MESSAGE)
► F0 an electronic message that you send to a website in order to allow many people to see it→ COMPARE POSTING(Cf. ↑posting) (MESSAGE)noun (POLE)
F0 [C] a vertical stick or pole fixed into the ground, usually to support something or show a position
Thesaurus+: ↑Poles, rods, shafts and sticksF0 [C] used as a combining form:
» a lamppost» a signpostThesaurus+: ↑Poles, rods, shafts and sticksthe postF0 in the sport of horse racing, the place where the race finishes or, less often, the place from which the race starts
Thesaurus+: ↑Horse racing , ↑Horse ridingF0 in sports such as football, a goalpost (= either of two vertical posts showing the area in which the ball is kicked to score points)
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Thesaurus+: ↑Football/soccer , ↑General terms used in ball sportsThesaurus+: ↑General terms used in ball sports
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Extra Examples:» He caught the rope and knotted it around a post.» a fence post» The gate won't stay open, so we'll have to secure it to that post.» The first stage of building the fence is sinking the posts into the ground.» They moved the goal posts wider apart.noun [C] (PLACE)
► F0 the particular place where someone works, especially where a soldier is told to be for military duty, usually as a guard: » The soldier was disciplined for deserting his post.» I was ordered to remain at my post until the last customer had left.Thesaurus+: ↑Places and locations , ↑Unpleasant placesThesaurus+: ↑Places involved in military activityverb [T] (LETTERS) ↑Verb Endings for post
A2 UK (US mail) to send a letter or parcel by post:
» Did you remember to post my letter?» I must post that parcel (off) or she won't get it in time for her birthday.» [+ two objects] Could you post me the details/post the details to me?Thesaurus+: ↑Delivering and despatchingF0 UK to put an object through a letterbox (= special opening in a door):
» Just post the key through the door after you've locked it.Thesaurus+: ↑Delivering and despatchingWord Builder:–Nouns: post, postage–Adjectives: postal–Verbs: post• • •
Extra Examples:» She gave me her assurance that she would post the cheque immediately.» Please remind me to post this letter when we're out - I keep forgetting.» I had posted the card two months previously.» My husband generally posts our letters on his way to work.» I posted the parcel over a week ago - it should have reached you by now.verb [T] (MESSAGE) ↑Verb Endings for post
F0 to stick or pin a notice on a wall in order to make it publicly known:
» Company announcements are usually posted (up) on the noticeboard.Thesaurus+: ↑Advertising, marketing and merchandising , ↑RetailingB1 to leave an electronic message on a website:
» Somebody's been posting obscene messages in this chat room.Thesaurus+: ↑Internet terminology and abbreviationsverb [T] (PLACE) ↑Verb Endings for post
► C2 to send someone to a particular place to work: » He's been posted to Pakistan for six months.» Guards were posted at all the doors.Thesaurus+: ↑Changing homes and movingverb [T] (RESULTS) ↑Verb Endings for post
► F0 to announce a company's financial results: » The oil company posted profits of $25.1 billion.Thesaurus+: ↑Announcing, informing and statingverb [T] US (PAY) ↑Verb Endings for post
► F0 to pay money, especially so that a person who has been accused of committing a crime can be free until their trial: » She has agreed to post bail for her brother.Thesaurus+: ↑Paying and spending money- commercially
- commie
- commiserate
- commiseration
- commiserations
- commissar
- commissariat
- commissary
- commission
- commissionaire
- commissioned officer
- commissioner
- commit
- commitment
- commit sth to memory
- commit sth to paper
- commit suicide
- committal
- committed
- committee
- commit yourself
- commode
- commodious
- commodity
- Commodore