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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pose1 /poʊz/USA pronunciation v., posed, pos•ing, n. v. - to (cause to) get into or hold a physical position, as for an artistic purpose: [no object]to pose for a photographer.[~ + object]The photographer posed the group.
- to pretend to be what one is not:[~ + as + object]To gain entrance into the plant, they posed as police officers.
- to state, or put forward for others to consider;
to present (an idea, etc.):[~ + object]Let me pose this question to you: Will you raise taxes? - to cause (something) to exist;
create:[~ + object]Her erratic behavior on the job poses problems.
n. [countable] - a way of holding the body in a certain position, esp. for an artistic purpose, as to be drawn, etc.:The model stood in various poses as the photographer clicked away.
- a mental attitude or a way of behaving adopted for effect or in order to make an impression, usually false:His liberalism is merely a pose.
See -pos-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pose1 (pōz),USA pronunciation v., posed, pos•ing, n. v.i. - to assume a particular attitude or stance, esp. with the hope of impressing others:He likes to pose as an authority on literature.
- to present oneself insincerely:He seems to be posing in all his behavior.
- to assume or hold a physical attitude, as for an artistic purpose:to pose for a painter.
v.t. - to place in a suitable position or attitude for a picture, tableau, or the like:to pose a group for a photograph.
- to assert, state, or put forward:That poses a difficult problem.
- to put or place.
n. - a bodily attitude or posture:Her pose had a note of defiance in it.
- a mental attitude or posture:a pose cultivated by the upper classes.
- the act or period of posing, as for a picture.
- a position or attitude assumed in posing, or exhibited by a figure in a picture, sculptural work, tableau, or the like.
- Dancea moment in which a dancer remains motionless, usually in an assumed posture.
- a studied attitude;
affectation:His liberalism is merely a pose.
- Late Latin pausāre to stop, cease, rest, derivative of Latin pausa pause; French poser has taken over the basic sense of Latin pōnere "to put, place'' and represents it in French borrowings of its prefixed derivatives (see compose, depose, etc.), probably reinforced by the accidental resemblance of poser to positum, past participle of pōnere; (noun, nominal) derivative of the verb, verbal
- Middle French poser
- (verb, verbal) Middle English posen 1325–75
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sit, model.
- 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See position.
pose2 (pōz),USA pronunciation v.t., posed, pos•ing. - to embarrass or baffle, as by a difficult question or problem.
- [Obs.]to examine by putting questions.
- aphetic variant of obsolete appose, variant of oppose, used in sense of Latin appōnere to put to 1520–30
- Dance, Music and Dancea movement in which the dancer steps, in any desired position, from one foot to the other with a straight knee onto the flat foot, demi-pointe, or pointe.
- French: poised, past participle of poser to pose; see pose1
- 1925–30
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pose /pəʊz/ vb - to assume or cause to assume a physical attitude, as for a photograph or painting
- (intransitive) often followed by as: to pretend to be or present oneself (as something one is not)
- (intransitive) to affect an attitude or play a part in order to impress others
- (transitive) to put forward, ask, or assert: to pose a question
n - a physical attitude, esp one deliberately adopted for or represented by an artist or photographer
- a mode of behaviour that is adopted for effect
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French poser to set in place, from Late Latin pausāre to cease, put down (influenced by Latin pōnere to place) pose /pəʊz/ vb (transitive)- rare to puzzle or baffle
Etymology: 16th Century: from obsolete appose, from Latin appōnere to put to, set against; see oppose |