posture

CEFRB2

/ˈpɒst͡ʃə/

noun · verb

Türkçe translations

Translating…

In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The way someone holds their body when sitting or standing.

  2. 02

    verb

    To hold the body in a particular position.

Examples

  • A lot of back problems can be attributed to poor sitting posture.

  • He likes to posture as an intellectual.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈpostʃə(r)/
  • /ˈpɔstʃə(r)/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A situation or condition.

  2. One's attitude or the social or political position one takes towards an issue or another person.

  3. The way a person holds and positions their body.

More examples

In context

  • Proper posture is necessary to maintain good health.

  • 1651, Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan ...that is, their Forts, Garrisons, and Guns upon the Frontiers of their Kingdomes; and continuall Spyes upon their neighbours; which is a posture of War.

  • 1661, Thomas Salusbury (translator), Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief Systems of the World The Moon beheld in any posture, in respect of the Sun and us, sheweth us its superficies ... always equally clear.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The physical therapist told her to always improve her blank by standing up straight.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

Nearby

Origin

noun

Borrowed from Middle French posture, from Italian postura, from Latin positūra (“position, situation”). Doublet of positura.