pose

CEFRC1

/poʊz/

verb · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To sit or stand in a particular position for a picture.

  2. 02

    verb

    To cause a problem or question.

Examples

  • This generous offer may be a mere pose.

  • Examinations pose a big problem.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /pəʊz/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To ask; to set (a test, quiz, riddle, etc.).

  2. To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. Common cold, head cold; catarrh.

More examples

In context

  • Please adopt a more graceful pose for my camera.

  • To pose a model for a picture.

  • Megg yesterday was troubled with a pose, Which, this night hardned, sodders up her nose.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English pose, from Old English ġeposu pl (“cold in the head; catarrh”, literally “(the) sneezes; (the) snorts”), from Old English pos, ġepos (“sneeze, snort”), from Proto-West Germanic *pos, from Proto-Germanic *pusą (“sneeze, snort”), from Proto-Germanic *pusōną, *pusjaną (“to snort, blow”), from *pus- (“to blow, breathe hard”), from Proto-Indo-European *bew- (“to blow, swell”). Compare Low German pusten (“to blow, puff”), German dialectal pfausen (“to sneeze, snort”), Norwegian dialectal pysa (“to blow”).