pose
1Origin of pose
1synonym study for pose
OTHER WORDS FROM pose
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What is the basic definition of pose?
Pose means to position your body in a particular way for a painting, picture, or similar situation. Pose also means the particular positioning you assume as part of posing. To pose also means to state or assert something. Pose has several other senses as a verb and a noun.
When people pose, they arrange their body and face in a certain position for some reason. For example, people often pose for pictures by making a peace sign with their hand or blowing a kiss to the camera. Before cameras were invented, politicians and other important people would pose for portraits, which often involved remaining completely still for hours at a time. A person who poses is called a poser.
- Real-life examples: Supermodels will pose when they reach the end of a catwalk. People often pose in selfies that they then post on social media. It is thought that the woman who posed for Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa was Lisa Gherardini del Giocondo.
- Used in a sentence: My family posed for a picture to use on a Christmas card.
In this same sense, pose means a specific arrangement of the body and face that a person assumes for some reason.
- Real-life examples: Yoga involves positioning your body in a variety of poses. Many dance routines involve performing a variety of poses. Your mom likely wants you to have a nice pose for your school picture.
- Used in a sentence: The painting depicted the king in a very powerful pose.
As a verb, pose can also mean to assert, state, or put forward.
- Real-life examples: Reporters pose questions to people they are interviewing. An active volcano often poses problems to people who live nearby. A new job often poses many new challenges that a person must overcome.
- Used in a sentence: Pollution poses a threat to a healthy environment.
Where does pose come from?
The first records of pose come from around 1325. It ultimately comes from the Late Latin pausāre, meaning “to stop” or “to cease.”
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What are some other forms related to pose?
- poser (noun)
- posable (adjective)
- posingly (adverb)
What are some synonyms for pose?
What are some words that share a root or word element with pose?
What are some words that often get used in discussing pose?
How is pose used in real life?
Pose is a common word that most often means to position your body in a certain way for a picture or photograph.
Will there ever be a time where men stop posing with fish and dead deer😒
— Sharmila Nicollet (@MissNicollet) December 8, 2020
I’m not very good at skating but does anyone want to just put on fantastic outfits and go strike poses on an ice rink for awhile?
— Shalyah Evans (@ShalyahEvans) February 20, 2018
COW UPDATE – The cows are back to their farm. No injuries and thankfully no cows arrested. Transporting them might pose a problem.
— York Regional Police (@YRP) February 14, 2017
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Is pose used correctly in the following sentence?
The undercover police officer posed as a mail carrier while following the suspect.