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post
1[ pohst ]
/ poʊst /
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noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
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- to submit an online message to a message board or electronic mailing list.
- to place text, images, etc., on a website.
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Origin of post
1First recorded before 1000; Middle English, Old English, from Latin postis “a post, doorpost,” whence also Dutch, Low German post, German Pfosten
OTHER WORDS FROM post
post·less, adverbpost·like, adjectiveWords nearby post
possie, POSSLQ, possum, possum haw, possy, post, postage, postage due stamp, postage meter, postage stamp, postal
Other definitions for post (2 of 5)
post2
[ pohst ]
/ poʊst /
noun
verb (used with object)
Origin of post
2First recorded in 1590–1600; from French poste, from Italian posto, from Latin positum, neuter of positus, past participle of pōnere “to place, put”; see posit
synonym study for post
1. See appointment.
Other definitions for post (3 of 5)
Origin of post
3First recorded in 1500–10; from French poste, from Italian posta, from Latin posita, feminine of positus, past participle of pōnere “to place, put”; see post2
Other definitions for post (4 of 5)
Post
[ pohst ]
/ poʊst /
noun
Charles William, 1854–1914, U.S. businessman: developed breakfast foods.
Emily Price, 1873?–1960, U.S. writer on social etiquette.
George Browne, 1837–1913, U.S. architect.
Wiley, 1899–1935, U.S. aviator.
Other definitions for post (5 of 5)
post-
a prefix, meaning “behind,” “after,” “later,” “subsequent to,” “posterior to,” occurring originally in loanwords from Latin (postscript), but now used freely in the formation of compound words (post-Elizabethan; postfix; postgraduate; postorbital).
a prefix occurring in compound words that refer to an environment in which the thing expressed in the second element of the word is no longer relevant or significant (post-truth; post-fact; post-race; post-gender).
Origin of post-
From Latin, combining form representing post (adverb and preposition)
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British Dictionary definitions for post (1 of 5)
post1
/ (pəʊst) /
noun
a length of wood, metal, etc, fixed upright in the ground to serve as a support, marker, point of attachment, etc
horse racing
- either of two upright poles marking the beginning (starting post) and end (winning post) of a racecourse
- the finish of a horse race
any of the main upright supports of a piece of furniture, such as a four-poster bed
verb (tr)
(sometimes foll by up) to fasten or put up (a notice) in a public place
to announce by means of or as if by means of a posterto post banns
to publish (a name) on a list
Word Origin for post
Old English, from Latin postis; related to Old High German first ridgepole, Greek pastas colonnade
British Dictionary definitions for post (2 of 5)
post2
/ (pəʊst) /
noun
verb
(tr) to assign to or station at a particular place or position
mainly British to transfer to a different unit or ship on taking up a new appointment, etc
Word Origin for post
C16: from French poste, from Italian posto, ultimately from Latin pōnere to place
British Dictionary definitions for post (3 of 5)
post3
/ (pəʊst) /
noun
verb
adverb
with speed; rapidly
by means of post horses
Word Origin for post
C16: via French from Italian poste, from Latin posita something placed, from pōnere to put, place
British Dictionary definitions for post (4 of 5)
POST
abbreviation for
point of sales terminal
British Dictionary definitions for post (5 of 5)
post-
prefix
after in time or sequence; following; subsequentpostgraduate
behind; posterior topostorbital
Word Origin for post-
from Latin, from post after, behind
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Scientific definitions for post
post-
A prefix that means after, as in postoperative, after an operation, or behind, as in postnasal, behind the nose or nasal passages.
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Other Idioms and Phrases with post
post
see deaf as a post; from pillar to post; keep posted.
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