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See also: posé, Pose, and pøse

English

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle English pose, from Old English ġeposu pl (“cold in the head; catarrh”, literally “(the) sneezes; (the) snorts”), from Old English pos, ġepos (“sneeze, snort”), from Proto-West Germanic *pos, from Proto-Germanic *pusą (“sneeze, snort”), from Proto-Germanic *pusōną, *pusjaną (“to snort, blow”), from Proto-Indo-European *bew- (“to blow, swell”). Compare Low German pusten (“to blow, puff”), German dialectal pfausen (“to sneeze, snort”), Norwegian dialectal pysa (“to blow”).

Noun

pose (plural poses)

  1. (archaic) Common cold, head cold; catarrh.
    • 1586, William Harrison, Description of England:
      Now […] have we many chimnies, and yet our tenderlings complain of rheums, catarrhs, and poses.
    • 1825, Robert Herrick, The poetical works of Robert Herrick:
      Megg yesterday was troubled with a pose, Which, this night hardned, sodders up her nose.
    • 1903, Thomas Heywood, Lucian (of Samosata.), Desiderius Erasmus, Pleasant Dialogues and Dramma's:
      The Ague, Cough, the Pyony, the Pose. Aches within, and accidents without, [...]
    • 2009, Eucharius Rösslin, Thomas Raynalde, Elaine Hobby, The Birth of Mankind:
      And whereas some say, that they which use oft washing of their heads shall be very prone to headache, that is not true, but only in such that, after they have been washed, roll up their hair (being yet wet) about their heads; the cold whereof is dangerous to bring them to catarrhs and poses, with other inconveniences.

Etymology 2

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.

Verb

pose (third-person singular simple present poses, present participle posing, simple past and past participle posed)

  1. (transitive) To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect.
    To pose a model for a picture.
  2. (transitive) To ask; to set (a test, quiz, riddle, etc.).
  3. (transitive) To constitute (a danger, a threat, a risk, etc.).
    • 2010, Noam Chomsky, “The Iranian threat”, in Z Magazine, volume 23, number 7:
      Rather, they are concerned with the threat Iran poses to the region and the world.
    • 2011 September 2, Phil McNulty, “Bulgaria 0-3 England”, in BBC‎:
      Rooney's United team-mate Chris Smalling was given his debut at right-back and was able to adjust to the international stage in relatively relaxed fashion as Bulgaria barely posed a threat of any consequence.
    • 2014 November 27, Ian Black, “Courts kept busy as Jordan works to crush support for Isis”, in The Guardian:
      The threat the most radical of them pose is evidently far greater at home than abroad.
  4. (transitive, in the phrase "to pose as") To falsely impersonate (another person or occupation) primarily for the purpose of accomplishing something or reaching a goal.
  5. (intransitive) To assume or maintain a pose; to strike an attitude.
  6. (intransitive) To behave affectedly in order to attract interest or admiration.
    • 2002, Charles Hebbert, Dan Richardson, The Rough Guide to Budapest, 2nd edition, London: Rough Guides, →ISBN, page 73:
      dressed-to-kill babes and their sugar daddies would rather pose in malls, and teenagers can find McDonald's anywhere, leaving Váci utterly dependent on tourists for its livelihood and bustle.
  7. (obsolete, transitive) To interrogate; to question.
  8. (obsolete, transitive) To question with a view to puzzling; to embarrass by questioning or scrutiny; to bring to a stand.
    • a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number). Of the Love of God”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC:
      A question wherewith a learned Pharisee thought to pose or puzzle him.
    • 1846 October 1 – 1848 April 1, Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1848, →OCLC:
      The Doctor […] had likewise a pair of little eyes that were always half shut up, and a mouth that was always half expanded into a grin, as if he had, that moment, posed a boy, and were waiting to convict him from his own lips.
Derived terms
Collocations
Collocations
  • pose a question
  • pose a threat
  • pose a challenge
  • pose a risk
  • pose a danger
  • pose a dilemma
  • pose a hazard
  • pose a problem
  • pose an issue
  • pose an obstacle
  • pose a difficulty
  • pose a paradox
  • pose a contradiction
  • pose a predicament
  • pose a conundrum
Translations

Noun

pose (plural poses)

  1. Position, posture, arrangement (especially of the human body).
    Please adopt a more graceful pose for my camera.
  2. Affectation.
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Translations

Etymology 3

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

Alternative forms

Verb

pose (third-person singular simple present poses, present participle posing, simple past and past participle posed)

  1. (obsolete) To ask (someone) questions; to interrogate.
  2. (now rare) to puzzle, non-plus, or embarrass with difficult questions.
  3. (now rare) To perplex or confuse (someone).
Derived terms

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Creek

Etymology

Borrowed from English pussy.

Pronunciation

Noun

pose

  1. cat

Inflection

Possessive inflection of pose (alienable)
More information Singular, Plural ...

References

  • J. B. Martin; M. McKane Mauldrin (2004), A dictionary of Creek/Muscogee, University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 100
  • J. B. Martin (2011), A grammar of Creek (Muscogee), University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 310
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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse posi, from Proto-Germanic *pusô.

Pronunciation

Noun

pose

  1. bag

Usage notes

A pose is a simple, flexible one-room container open or openable in the top. Do not confuse with taske.

Declension

More information common gender, singular ...

References

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French pose.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: po‧se

Noun

pose f (plural posen or poses, diminutive posetje n)

  1. stance or pose

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish bås.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpose/, [ˈpo̞s̠e̞]
  • Rhymes: -ose
  • Syllabification(key): po‧se
  • Hyphenation(key): po‧se

Noun

pose (slang, Helsinki slang)

  1. jail
    Alternative form: bose

Declension

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More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

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French

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

    Deverbal from poser. Compare Italian posa. Also related with pause.

    Noun

    pose f (plural poses)

    1. installation, the act of laying, putting down (e.g. a building element)
    2. pose (posture, way of presenting oneself)
    Derived terms
    Descendants
    • → German: Pose
    • → Portuguese: pose
    • → Romanian: poză
    • → Turkish: poz

    Noun

    pose m (plural poses)

    1. (telecommunications) extension (Can we verify(+) this sense?)

    Etymology 2

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Verb

    pose

    1. inflection of poser:
      1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
      2. second-person singular imperative

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    German

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    pose

    1. inflection of posen:
      1. first-person singular present
      2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
      3. singular imperative

    Ido

    Adverb

    pose

    1. afterwards

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