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pose

po·sé
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [poh-zey; French paw-zey]
    • /poʊˈzeɪ; French pɔˈzeɪ/
    • /pəʊz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [poh-zey; French paw-zey]
    • /poʊˈzeɪ; French pɔˈzeɪ/

Definitions of pose word

  • noun plural pose 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. 1
  • noun pose posture for camera 1
  • noun pose affectation 1
  • transitive verb pose present, ask 1
  • intransitive verb pose pretend to be 1
  • transitive verb pose create 1

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Origin of pose

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
1925-30; < French: poised, past participle of poser to pose; see pose1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Pose

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

pose popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

pose usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for pose

noun pose

  • affectation — If you say that someone's attitude or behaviour is an affectation, you disapprove of the fact that it is not genuine or natural, but is intended to impress other people.
  • airs — affected manners intended to impress others (esp in the phrases give oneself airs, put on airs)
  • appearance — When someone makes an appearance at a public event or in a broadcast, they take part in it.
  • attitude — Your attitude to something is the way that you think and feel about it, especially when this shows in the way you behave.
  • ballgame — any game played with a ball

verb pose

  • attitudinize — to adopt a pose or opinion for effect; strike an attitude
  • befog — to surround with fog
  • bring forward — If you bring forward a meeting or event, you arrange for it to take place at an earlier date or time than had been planned.
  • buffalo — A buffalo is a wild animal like a large cow with horns that curve upwards. Buffalo are usually found in southern and eastern Africa.
  • buffaloed — any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae. Compare bison, Cape buffalo, water buffalo.

Antonyms for pose

verb pose

  • deal with — When you deal with something or someone that needs attention, you give your attention to them, and often solve a problem or make a decision concerning them.
  • figure out — a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
  • get right — be correct about
  • hit upon — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
  • dispose — to give a tendency or inclination to; incline: His temperament disposed him to argue readily with people.

Top questions with pose

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