post

CEFRA2

/pəʊst/

noun · verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A piece of mail or a place where someone works.

  2. 02

    verb

    To send mail or put information in a public place.

Examples

  • I want you to go to the post office.

  • I'll send the original to you by post.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /poʊst/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A pole in a battery.

  2. A stud; a two-by-four.

  3. A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.

More examples

In context

  • You should apply for that post.

  • Martin Luther posted his ninety five theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenburg.

  • ram a post into the ground

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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”).