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- [pohst]
- /poʊst/
- /pəʊst/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pohst]
- /poʊst/
Definitions of post word
- abbreviation Technical meaning of POST power-on self-test 3
- noun post Charles William, 1854–1914, U.S. businessman: developed breakfast foods. 1
- noun post Emily Price, 1873?–1960, U.S. writer on social etiquette. 1
- noun post George Browne, 1837–1913, U.S. architect. 1
- noun post Wiley, 1899–1935, U.S. aviator. 1
- verb with object post Chiefly British. to place in a post office or a mailbox for transmission; mail. 1
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Origin of post
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English, Old English < Latin postis a post, doorpost, whence also Dutch, Low German post, German Pfosten
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Post
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
post popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
post usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for post
verb post
- acquaint — If you acquaint someone with something, you tell them about it so that they know it. If you acquaint yourself with something, you learn about it.
- advise — If you advise someone to do something, you tell them what you think they should do.
- ante up — If you ante up an amount of money, you pay your share, sometimes unwillingly.
- billeted — lodging for a soldier, student, etc., as in a private home or nonmilitary public building.
- billeting — the activity of assigning soldiers or others to accommodation that is not normally used by them
noun post
- air mail — the system, especially a government postal system, of sending mail by airplane.
- appointment — The appointment of a person to a particular job is the choice of that person to do it.
- assignment — An assignment is a task or piece of work that you are given to do, especially as part of your job or studies.
- balustrade — A balustrade is a railing or wall on a balcony or staircase.
- beam — If you say that someone is beaming, you mean that they have a big smile on their face because they are happy, pleased, or proud about something.
Antonyms for post
noun post
- impost — the point of springing of an arch; spring.
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