Post Meaning
/pəʊst/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.
nounA stud; a two-by-four.
Sentence Examples
You should apply for that post.
I want you to go to the post office.
I'll send the original to you by post.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of assistant manager at the local store is now open for applications.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She applied for a senior ____ at the research institute and was invited for an interview.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Latin postisbor. Old English post Latin postisder. Old French postbor. Middle English post English post Inherited from Middle English post, from Old English post (“pillar, door-post”) and Old French post (“post, upright beam”), both from Latin postis (“door, post, doorpost”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"But they marginally improved after the break as Didier Drogba hit the post."
— 2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC:
"when God ſends coyne,
I will diſcharge your poaſt"
— 1600, Samuel Rowlands, The knauve of clubs:
"Although New York City preceded many large cities in posting a drop in homicides and other violent offenses in the early 1990s, by the end of the decade it also seemed to be at the forefront of a possible cyclical rebound."
— 2001, Bernard E. Harcourt, chapter 4, in Illusion of Order:
"He’s saying if you can’t win, quitting is okay? What would the PGA say if golfers quit the tournament after posting a high score?"
— 2024 August 23, @jbodineh, Twitter:
"On Pain of being posted to your Sorrow
Fail not, at Four, to meet me here To-morrow."
— 1732, George Granville, Epilogue to the She-Gallants, line 13:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of assistant manager at the local store is now open for applications.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She applied for a senior ____ at the research institute and was invited for an interview.