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pose
1[ pohz ]
verb (used without object)
, posed, pos·ing.
- to assume a particular attitude or stance, especially 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.
verb (used with object)
, posed, pos·ing.
- 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.
noun
- 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.
- a moment in which a dancer remains motionless, usually in an assumed posture.
- a studied attitude; affectation:
His liberalism is merely a pose.
pose
2[ pohz ]
verb (used with object)
, posed, pos·ing.
- Archaic. to perplex or baffle, as by a difficult question or problem.
- Obsolete. to examine by putting questions.
posé
3[ poh-zey; French paw-zey ]
noun
, Ballet.
, plural po·sés [poh-, zeyz, paw-, zey].
- a 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.
pose
1/ pəʊz /
verb
- rare.to puzzle or baffle
- archaic.to question closely
pose
2/ pəʊz /
verb
- to assume or cause to assume a physical attitude, as for a photograph or painting
- introften foll byas to pretend to be or present oneself (as something one is not)
- intr to affect an attitude or play a part in order to impress others
- tr to put forward, ask, or assert
to pose a question
noun
- a physical attitude, esp one deliberately adopted for or represented by an artist or photographer
- a mode of behaviour that is adopted for effect
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Other Words From
- pos·a·ble adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pose1
First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English verb posen, from Middle French poser, from Late Latin pausāre “to stop, cease, rest,” derivative of Latin pausa “stop, cessation” ( 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 ( compose, depose, etc.)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pose1
C16: from obsolete appose, from Latin appōnere to put to, set against; see oppose
Origin of pose2
C14: from Old French poser to set in place, from Late Latin pausāre to cease, put down (influenced by Latin pōnere to place)
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Synonym Study
See position.
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Example Sentences
We have heard him say: "No, I will not claim the hat in that photograph, though I made it, because it is mal posé."
From Project Gutenberg
If it be a question of mere pabulum, it is altogether mal posé.
From Project Gutenberg
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