English Dictionary
Definition of “post”
1post1 (pəʊst
)
Definitions
noun
- a length of wood, metal, etc, fixed upright in the ground to serve as a support, marker, point of attachment, etc
- horse racing
- either of two upright poles marking the beginning (starting post) and end (winning post) of a racecourse
- the finish of a horse race
- any of the main upright supports of a piece of furniture, such as a four-poster bed
verb (tr)
- (sometimes foll by up) to fasten or put up (a notice) in a public place
- to announce by means of or as if by means of a poster ⇒
to post banns
- to publish (a name) on a list
Word Origin
Old English, from Latin postis; related to Old High German first ridgepole, Greek pastas colonnade
Synonyms
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support,
stake,
pole,
stock,
standard,
column,
pale,
shaft,
upright,
pillar,
picket,
palisade,
newel,
2post2 (pəʊst)
Definitions
noun
- a position to which a person is appointed or elected; appointment; job
- a position or station to which a person, such as a sentry, is assigned for duty
- a permanent military establishment
- British either of two military bugle calls (first post and last post) ordering or giving notice of the time to retire for the night
- See trading post (sense 1)
, trading post (sense 2)
verb
- (tr) to assign to or station at a particular place or position
- mainly British to transfer to a different unit or ship on taking up a new appointment, etc
Word Origin
C16: from French poste, from Italian posto, ultimately from Latin pōnere to place
Synonyms
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job,
place,
office,
position,
situation,
employment,
appointment,
assignment,
berth,
billet,
3post3 (pəʊst)
Definitions
noun
- mainly British letters, packages, etc, that are transported and delivered by the Post Office; mail
- mainly British a single collection or delivery of mail
- British an official system of mail delivery
- an item of electronic mail made publicly available
- (formerly) any of a series of stations furnishing relays of men and horses to deliver mail over a fixed route
- a rider who carried mail between such stations
- British another word for pillar box
- British short for post office
- a size of writing or printing paper, 15 by 19 inches or 16 by 21 inches (large post)
- any of various book sizes, esp 5 by 8 inches (post octavo) and 8 by 10 inches (post quarto)
- See by return of post
verb
- (tr) mainly British to send by post mail
- (tr) to make (electronic mail) publicly available
- (tr) accounting
- to enter (an item) in a ledger
- (often foll by up) to compile or enter all paper items in (a ledger)
- (tr) to inform of the latest news (esp in the phrase keep someone posted)
- (intr) (of a rider) to rise from and reseat oneself in a saddle in time with the motions of a trotting horse; perform a rising trot
- (intr) (formerly) to travel with relays of post horses
- archaic to travel or dispatch with speed; hasten
adverb
- with speed; rapidly
- by means of post horses
Word Origin
C16: via French from Italian poste, from Latin posita something placed, from pōnere to put, place
POST
Definitions
abbreviation for
- point of sales terminal
post-
Definitions
prefix
- after in time or sequence; following; subsequent ⇒
postgraduate
- behind; posterior to ⇒
postorbital
Word Origin
from Latin, from post after, behind
Translations
- British English:
post
A post is a strong upright pole fixed into the ground.The device is fixed to a post.pəʊst NOUN The device is fixed to a post.
- Spanish:
poste
nm
- French:
poteau
nm
- German:
Pfahl
nm Pfähle
- Chinese: 柱子 n
- Arabic: عَمُود n
- Portuguese: poste nm
- Russian: кол nm
- Croatian: kolac nm
- Czech: kůl nm
- Danish: pæl nutr
- Dutch: paal nm
- Finnish: paalu n
- Greek: κολώνα nnt
- Italian: posta nf
- Japanese: 柱 n
- Korean: 기둥 n
- Norwegian: påle nm
- Polish: stojak nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: poste nm
- European Spanish:
poste
nm
- Swedish: post nutr
- Thai: เสาหลัก n
- Turkish: direk n
- Vietnamese: cọc n
- British English:
post
A post is a job or official position in a company or organization.He accepted the post of deputy prime minister.pəʊst NOUN He accepted the post of deputy prime minister.
- Spanish:
puesto
nm
- French:
poste
nm
- German:
Posten
nm Posten
- Chinese: 职位 n
- Arabic: مَنْصِب n
- Portuguese: posto nm
- Russian: пост nm
- Croatian: položaj nm
- Czech: funkce nf
- Danish: stilling nutr
- Dutch: betrekking nf
- Finnish: toimi n
- Greek: πόστο nnt
- Italian: carica nf
- Japanese: 地位 n
- Korean: 지위 n
- Norwegian: post nm
- Polish: posada nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: posto nm
- European Spanish:
puesto
nm
- Swedish: befattning nutr
- Thai: ตำแหน่ง n
- Turkish: görev n
- Vietnamese: vị trí n
- British English:
post
The post is a system for collecting and delivering letters and parcels.The winner will receive a letter in the post.pəʊst NOUN The winner will receive a letter in the post.
- Spanish:
correo
nm
- French:
poste
nf
- German:
Post
nf
- Chinese: 邮件 n
- Arabic: نِظَامٌ بَرِيدِيّ n
- Portuguese: correspondência nf
- Russian: почта nf
- Croatian: pošta nf
- Czech: pošta nf
- Danish: post nutr
- Dutch: post n
- Finnish: posti n
- Greek: ταχυδρομική υπηρεσία nf
- Italian: posta nf
- Japanese: 郵便 n
- Korean: 우편 n
- Norwegian: post nm
- Polish: poczta nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: correio nm
- European Spanish:
correo
nm
- Swedish: post nutr
- Thai: จดหมาย n
- Turkish: posta n
- Vietnamese: bưu chính n
- British English:
post
If you post a letter, you put a stamp on it and send it to someone.pəʊst VERB
- Spanish: mandar por correo v
- French:
poster
vt
- German:
versenden
v
- Chinese: 邮寄 v
- Arabic: يُرسِلُ بِالبَرِيد v
- Portuguese: postar v
- Russian: посылать по почте v
- Croatian: poslati poštom v
- Czech: poslat v posílat
- Danish: poste v
- Dutch: posten v
- Finnish: postittaa v
- Greek: ταχυδρομώ v
- Italian: affigere v
- Japanese: 郵送する v
- Korean: 우편으로 보내다 v
- Norwegian: postlegge v
- Polish: wysłać v wysyłać
- Brazilian Portuguese: postar v
- European Spanish: mandar por correo v
- Swedish: posta v
- Thai: ส่งจดหมาย v
- Turkish: postalamak v
- Vietnamese: gửi bưu điện v
Usage examples
We'd left promptly at five p. m. When we got home, Flora flipped through a pile of post on the desk.
Anita Anderson, SOMEBODY (2002)Thank you very much for taking the time to read this post , and hope that someone may be able to help us.
Country Life (2005)This could have implications for him achieving a senior ministerial post for which he is undoubtedly qualified.
Irish Times (2002)The Clydesdale says the only thing we can do is post them to their clearing centre in Leeds.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Whether they are in a new post or not, Horses must clear away old habits.
Rocky Siu-Kwong Sung, ROCKY SUNG'S GUIDE TO CHINESE ASTROLOGY AND FENG SHUI 2003 (2002)
