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- pose noun (PRETENDING) [ C usually singular ] an occasion when someone pretends to have qualities that they do not have: She likes to appear as if she knows all about the latest films and art exhibitions, but it's all a pose (= she's pretending and it's not true).
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If a word refers to something you can point to or label, it’s a noun. Nouns and verbs both have different forms and sometimes a word can look like one, but be the other. To distinguish between them, you have to consider what the word is doing in the sentence.
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a. : to put or set in place. b. : to place (someone, such as...
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pose. verb. uk / pəʊz / us / poʊz / pose verb (CAUSE) Add to word list. C1 [ T ] to cause something, especially a problem or difficulty: Nuclear weapons pose a threat to everyone. The mountain terrain poses particular problems for civil engineers. Fewer examples. Drunken drivers pose a serious threat to other road users.
a. : to put or set in place. b. : to place (someone, such as a model) in a studied attitude. intransitive verb. 1. : to assume a posture or attitude usually for artistic purposes. 2. : to affect an attitude or character usually to deceive or impress.
pose. (poʊz) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense poses, present participle posing, past tense, past participle posed. 1.verb. If something poses a problem or a danger, it is the cause of that problem or danger. This could pose a threat to jobs in the coal industry.
Pose means to position your body in a particular way for a painting, picture, or similar situation. Pose also means the particular positioning you assume as part of posing. To pose also means to state or assert something. Pose has several other senses as a verb and a noun.
pose. verb. us / poʊz / uk / pəʊz / pose verb (CAUSE) Add to word list. C1 [ T ] to cause something, especially a problem or difficulty: Nuclear weapons pose a threat to everyone. The mountain terrain poses particular problems for civil engineers. Fewer examples. Drunken drivers pose a serious threat to other road users.
Definition of pose verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
