Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 4
1. (transitive) To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect.:
2. (transitive) To ask; to set (a test, quiz, riddle, etc.).:
3. (transitive) To constitute (a danger, a threat, a risk, etc.).:
5. (intransitive) To assume or maintain a pose; to strike an attitude.:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
1. (transitive) To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect.:
5. (intransitive) To assume or maintain a pose; to strike an attitude.:

Examples

119 sentences

  1. I didn't pose for any pictures.

    Я не позував для жодних фотографій. — deniko

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  2. They all posed for a picture.

    Вони всі позували для фото. — deniko

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  3. The couple posed for the photograph.

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Meaning

11 senses

  1. (transitive)To constitute (a danger, a threat, a risk, etc.).

    представля́тьpredstavljátʹ, предста́витьpredstávitʹ

  2. (intransitive)To behave affectedly in order to attract interest or admiration.

    behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others

  3. (intransitive)To assume or maintain a pose; to strike an attitude.

    posieren

    пози́роватьpozírovatʹ

More meanings 8

  1. (transitive)To ask; to set (a test, quiz, riddle, etc.).

    stellen

    озада́чиватьozadáčivatʹ, озада́читьozadáčitʹ, задава́тьzadavátʹ

  2. (transitive)To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect.

    To pose a model for a picture.

    stellen, legen

    располага́тьraspolagátʹ, расположи́тьraspoložítʹ, кластьklastʹ

  3. (transitive)To falsely impersonate (another person or occupation) primarily for the purpose of accomplishing something or reaching a goal.

  4. (obsolete, transitive)To interrogate; to question.

  5. (obsolete, transitive)To question with a view to puzzling; to embarrass by questioning or scrutiny; to bring to a stand.

  6. (obsolete)To ask (someone) questions; to interrogate.

  7. (archaic)To puzzle, non-plus, or embarrass with difficult questions.

  8. (archaic)To perplex or confuse (someone).

Origin

From Middle English posen, from Old French poser (“to put, place, stell, settle, lodge”),

From Middle English posen, from Old French poser (“to put, place, stell, settle, lodge”), from Vulgar Latin pausāre (“to blin, cease, pause”), from Latin pausa (“pause”), from Ancient Greek παῦσις (paûsis); influenced by Latin pōnere. Doublet of pause.

From Middle English posen, a combination of aphetic forms of Middle English aposen and opposen. More at appose, oppose.

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Forms

poses, posing, posed, posed

regular · Lesson

Base formpose · to pose
3rd person singularposes
Present participleposing
Past simpleposed
Past participleposed

Tenses

pose · posed · will pose · have posed

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypose
he, she, itposes

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave posed
he, she, ithas posed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill pose

Past simpleLesson

all personsposed

Synonyms

26 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

8 related words
RelatedpuzzleC1poserposing
Derivedmalposeposableposinglyposing pouchunpose

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
portraitA2portrayC1portrayalC1poserposhB2

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