post office
A place concerned with the business of delivering letters, post or mail and selling…A place (building, office, shop, or counter) concerned with the business of delivering letters, post or mail and selling stamps, etc.
» I've been to the post office.
Я был в почтовом отделении.
Я был на почте.
Я був на пошті.
Meaning
3 senses(countable)A place (building, office, shop, or counter) concerned with the business of delivering letters, post or mail and selling stamps, etc.
Postamt, Post
почто́вое отделе́ниеpočtóvoje otdelénije, по́чтаpóčta, почта́мтpočtámt
пошто́ве відді́ленняpoštóve viddílennja, по́штаpóšta, пошта́мтpoštámt
(countable)An organization that delivers letters.
Post
по́чтаpóčta
по́штаpóšta
(Canada, US, uncountable)A party game involving the exchange of kisses.
a children's game in which kisses are exchanged for pretended letters
Examples
416 sentencesI've been to the post office.
Я був на пошті. — mkazarian
ruЯ был в почтовом отделении. — Hayabusa
I'm going to the post office.
Я йду на пошту. — deniko
ruЯ иду в почтовое отделение. — odexed
deIch gehe zur Post. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom is at the post office.
Том на пошті. — deniko
ruТом на почте. — odexed
The post office is closed today.
Пошта сьогодні не працює. — deniko
ruПочта сегодня не работает. — marafon
deDie Post hat heute zu. — raggione
I went to the post office.
Я пішов на пошту. — deniko
ruЯ ходил на почту. — marafon
Translations
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Forms
plural: post officesSynonyms
8 synonyms- a local branch where postal services are available:local post office
- an independent agency of the federal government responsible for mail delivery (and sometimes telecommunications) between individuals and businesses in the United States:United States Post OfficeUS Post OfficePO
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable