pose1 verbpose2 noun
posepose1 /pəʊz $ poʊz/ ●●○ W3 AWL verb 
WORD ORIGINpose1
Origin:
1300-1400 Old French poser, from Late Latin pausare ‘to stop, rest’, from Latin pausa; ➔ PAUSE2VERB TABLE
pose
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | pose |
| he, she, it | poses | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | posed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have posed |
| he, she, it | has posed | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had posed |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will pose |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have posed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am posing |
| he, she, it | is posing | |
| you, we, they | are posing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was posing |
| you, we, they | were posing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been posing |
| he, she, it | has been posing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been posing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be posing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been posing |
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- In answer to a question posed by a congressman.
- In the end, however, these drugs pose logistical difficulties for most poor countries because it is a high-maintenance therapy.
- Moving away from the camera, Alvin posed beside Rose Garden tubeworms, providing unarguable proof of dimension.
- Ordering and analysing the output of the mass media obviously pose particular problems.
- The discrepancies between these different analyses pose a number of problems.
- These are not tremendously forceful answers to the thorny questions posed.
- Winning meant standing on a podium, smiling for cameras and posing for pictures.
Longman Language Activatorto be likely to be dangerous to people or things
to be likely to harm other people or things: · People who drink and drive are a danger to themselves and to others.· The judge described Thomas as 'a danger to the public'.· Extreme nationalism is the single greatest danger to peace in the modern world.
formal if a situation or the existence of something poses a threat , it is dangerous to people: · Supplies of food were so low that this posed a threat as serious as invasion.pose a threat to: · Chemicals in our drinking water could pose a serious threat to public health.pose no threat: · Scientists feel that present levels of radiation pose no threat.
if an activity or a problem threatens something such as a place, animal, or way of life, it could cause it to no longer exist: · Illegal hunting threatens the survival of the African elephant.· By August, it was clear that the volcano could threaten the whole island.
someone who is a menace behaves in a dangerous way, without thinking about the safety of other people: · Drivers like that are a menace. They shouldn't be allowed on the road.be a menace to: · We consider drug trafficking to be a menace to the security of our nation.
to be likely to kill people, cause accidents etc: · Ice on the road is a major hazard at this time of the year.be a hazard to: · The residents of Hollyhurst Road complained that cars parked there were a hazard to pedestrians.be a fire/health/environmental etc hazard: · Garbage that is left uncollected becomes a serious health hazard.
a situation or object that is likely to cause a fire or to damage people's health: · Litter problems and a high fire risk mean that there is now restricted camping on the route.· Cigarettes are acknowledged as a serious health risk and the main cause of lung cancer.
informal if a building, road, car etc is a death-trap , it is very dangerous to enter or use, for example because it is in very bad condition, or is badly designed: · Fire-safety inspectors described the basement night-club as a death trap.· The ancient bridge was described as a potential death trap for the tourists that flock there.
to pretend to be someone else to behave as if you are someone else and try to make other people believe this: pretend to be somebody: · We pretended to be students and got into the club for free.pretend (that): · They got into the house by pretending they worked for the electricity company.
to pretend that you are cleverer, richer, more important etc than you really are: · Richard led us around the art gallery, making himself out to be some kind of expert on modern art.· What I don't like about her is that she makes herself out to be something special.
to behave as though you are someone with official power or someone famous, either for dishonest reasons or in order to entertain people: · I got home to find him impersonating Elvis Presley in front of the mirror.· It's illegal to impersonate a police officer.
to speak, walk, or behave like someone else, in order to make people laugh: do an impersonation/do an impression of: · Stuart did a brilliant impersonation of the boss.· a comedian with his own TV show, who does impressions of famous politicians
when you pretend to be someone else and behave as they would behave, especially as a way of learning about a situation or developing a skill: · The course uses role play to teach you how to deal with difficult or aggressive customers.
to pretend to be someone else, especially someone in an official position, in order to make it easier for you to do something bad or illegal: · He posed as a doctor to gain access to the hospital.· There have been cases of thieves posing as telephone engineers to trick people into letting them into their homes.
to pretend that you are someone else, especially by dressing or behaving in the way that they do - used especially in literature and stories: · He got into the stadium masquerading as a security guard.· A journalist masquerading as a businessman approached the politicians, and offered them bribes.
to change your appearance, especially your clothes, so that you look like someone else and people cannot recognize you: · He escaped across the border disguised as a priest.disguise yourself as: · Maybe you could disguise yourself as a waiter and sneak in there.
WORD SETSaperture, nounblow-up, nounboom, nouncamera, nouncassette, nouncheesecake, nounclose-up, nouncomposition, nouncrop, verbdaguerrotype, noundarkroom, noundevelop, verbdeveloper, nounemulsion, nounenlargement, nounenlarger, nounexpose, verbexposure, nounfilm, nounfish-eye lens, nounfix, verbfixative, nounflash, nounflash bulb, nounflashgun, nounframe, nounglossy, noungrainy, adjectivehalftone, nounhighlight, nounhologram, nounlens, nounlight meter, nounmagic lantern, nounnegative, nounoverexpose, verbover-exposure, nounphoto, nounphoto-, prefixphoto booth, nounphotocall, nounphotocopier, nounphotograph, nounphotograph, verbphotographer, nounphotographic, adjectivephotosensitive, adjectivephotosensitize, verbphoto shoot, nounplate, nounPolaroid, nounpose, verbpose, nounprint, verbprint, nounprocess, verbreproduce, verbretake, nounretouch, verbshade, nounshot, nounshutter, nounshutterbug, nounsitting, nounslide, nounsnap, verbsnap, nounsnapshot, nounsoft focus, nounspeed, nounstereoscopic, adjectivesubject, nountelephoto lens, nounthread, verb3-D, adjectivetime-lapse, adjectivetransparency, nountripod, noununderexpose, verbunload, verbview, nounviewer, nounviewfinder, nounwide-angle lens, nounzoom lens, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYnouns
Have you ever posed nude (=been photographed or painted while nude)?
· The chemical leak poses a threat to human health.
· A flood of refugees could pose a serious problem for neighbouring countries.
· Physical education and games pose difficulties for short-sighted children.
· The material being taught must pose a challenge to pupils.
(=cause a situation in which it is very difficult to decide what to do)· In the future, the possibility of genetic testing on unborn children will pose a dilemma for parents.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (=sit or stand in a position in order to be photographed)· Can you pose for the camera?
(=be a difficult one)· These changes pose a real challenge to farmers.
formal (=be something that is difficult to deal with)· English spelling may present some difficulties for learners.
· The difficult economic situation poses a dilemma for investors.
(=be a possible hazard)· It was not known whether radiation from the weapons posed any hazard to soldiers.
Have you ever posed nude (=been photographed or painted while nude)? (=cause an obstacle to exist)· Serious differences continue to present obstacles to an agreement.· Our reliance on fossil fuels poses an obstacle to achieving these targets.
(=cause it or make it have to be considered)· A shortage of trained nurses is posing major problems.
formal (=ask a question)· He poses the question, ‘What should we teach our children?’
(=might be dangerous)· Climate change poses serious risks to the environment.
· The rebels do not pose a serious threat to the armed forces.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· The information-based organization will also pose its own special management problems.· The same man apparently also posed as a deacon at a nearby Catholic parish but fled when confronted.· Every type has a unique charm and each also poses a unique challenge to the angler.· Turnover in personnel may also pose problems.· But it also poses problems and dilemmas which occur in communications policy more widely.· The labor market could also pose problems.· Implementing the Patient's Charter also poses many contradictions for both parties.· Minshuku also pose problems for westerners who wish to have a western-style cooked breakfast and coffee.
· In structuralist theory the language of criticism ends up posing as many problems as the language of literature.· The question must therefore be posed as to how many Roman Catholic theologians have remained unteachable in this fundamental respect.· Miss January and Miss July were posed as carefully to conceal as to reveal.· The six normally spent their working week posing as nude models in the Manchester Regional College of Art.
NOUN· The challenge which he poses is to accept or reject that foundation, to adopt or refuse to adopt that horizon.· It also forced an awareness of the competitive challenges posed by life outside the cozy confines of farm and family.· This puts theology in a much stronger position to accept the challenge posed by historians and philosophers.· The need now was for urban policies that matched the new challenges posed by the economics of urban growth and decline.· It dramatized the challenge of trying to pose as a progressive leader while maintaining a profiteering, corrupt political organization.· Temperament and Activity People react in temperamentally different ways to the challenges posed by change.· The challenges posed for schools are enormous.
· Confusion between love and work is one danger posed by the collapse of the wall between the two.· One of the most worrying aspects is the danger posed by irresponsible and loony left local authorities.· The emphasis is less on an individual's inner resources than on the danger he or she poses to others.· The main grounds appeared to be the danger which it might pose to the small Southern protestant minority by encouraging mixed marriages.· Most of these people are conscious of the dangers posed by the growth of big corporations.· Applying a balancing test, the court held that the danger posed by drug abuse outweighed the individual's expectation of privacy.· How much danger would be posed to such pensions by some of Labour's high-inflation, high-spending policies?
· It was all very well this fish menu, but it posed difficulties as most dishes had to be prepared today.· In the early morning hours of 31 January, however, the order posed great difficulties.· The chronic repeater Patients who repeatedly take overdoses pose considerable management difficulties.· In the end, however, these drugs pose logistical difficulties for most poor countries because it is a high-maintenance therapy.· Accordingly, monitoring the churning rule in practice poses significant difficulties for regulators.· However, the interdependence of hardware and software poses formidable technical difficulties to running programs so transferred.· Although these can be valuable instruments of environmental policy, the application of such requirements to imported products can pose significant difficulties.· I advised Gaitskell that this requirement posed a real difficulty for the defence.
· Yet these brighter prospects pose their own dilemma.· When Joe was asked to join the First Family each year for Christmas dinner, it posed a dilemma.· This deliberate emphasis on the young people's unreliable and hurtful past relationships poses a dilemma for residential workers.· When a clinical situation poses a genuine moral dilemma, by definition no right answer exists.· This posed a dilemma for him.· Federal disinvestment posed a serious dilemma for distressed cities.· This poses a dilemma for the Fed.· But it also poses problems and dilemmas which occur in communications policy more widely.
· However, mats can themselves pose hazards, and it is as well if you are aware of these.· When operated in wide expanses of water, away from other people, jet skis pose no hazard.· The legislation stated that the plant posed serious environmental hazards and increased the risk of nuclear proliferation.· Overloading a socket outlet can easily start a fire, and all those trailing flexes pose a serious trip hazard.· They can pose a hazard to repair crews.· Before tests can begin, the Food and Drug Administration must decide if the potatoes are likely to pose major safety hazards.
· Fears have been expressed by campaigners that the huge plant might pose serious health and social risks to people living nearby.· The contamination does not pose any immediate public health threat because none of the seed has been planted.· It is claimed that the new levels of pesticide do not pose a risk to health.· Some fear that substances used in the process remain in the beans and could pose a health threat.· The study stresses that the levels of caesium observed do not pose any risk to health.
· In sports bars, they tout the splendid qualities of ice-brewing, while posing for photos and signing autographs.· She was introduced to Jamie Lee Curtis and posed for photos with the actress' daughter.
· On one occasion she agreed to pose for photographs on the condition that she would then be left alone.· I saw Kim Anh in her wedding dress, and the stiffly posed photographs.· Then, one day, Wilkens saw a group of his peers posing for a photograph.· Scarborough Group enticed internationally renowned playwright Alan Ayckbourn into posing for a press photograph while signing appeal letters.· His men posed for photographs holding severed heads.
· Although already gravely ill, she posed for this graduation picture just days before losing her battle against cancer.· Grown men and women pose for pictures with a guy dressed as a giant pillow.· She was appalled when he explained to her she would be required to pose in a picture frame.· They posed for pictures with him in the tunnel outside the clubhouse.· Some ask him to pose for pictures, others kid him about retiring.· The artist, posed beside his picture, has moved during the exposure, paraphrasing the multiple-image effect of the painting.· Like many mega-models, she's not content with just posing for pictures.· Meanwhile, Sparky arrives, does interviews and poses for a picture with the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.
· Child instruction has always been hampered by the age-old problem posed by constraints of religion.· Students will be asked to demonstrate competence with a problem posed in this area. b. Abstract / Scientific Mathematics.· An interesting methodological and theoretical problem is posed by these contradictions.· This is the essence of the problem that qualitative costs pose for struggling organizations: they are both undeniable and unmeasurable.· Trial-and-error learning involves learning to perform a novel motor behaviour, which is used to solve a problem posed by nature.· A number of problems is posed by Chesil Beach.· For now, regulators suspect current credit problems pose a threat largely to bank earnings, rather than their survival.· Even more seemingly intractable problems will be posed by attempts to store virtual reality.
· The following question can now be posed.· In the wake of this development, however, the wrong questions are being posed.· If this was verified, further questions were posed about how the information appeared, and if it was acceptable.· The questions posed by group members after each presentation were insightful and demanding, and Fisher was pleased with the responses.· These are not tremendously forceful answers to the thorny questions posed.· Frail and wheelchair-bound, Mr Packard had a hard time hearing the questions posed by reporters.
· I'd like to see indeterminate sentencing, so we can look at the risk they pose before we release them.· Betty Helphrey wishes that her daughter, Debbie, had known more about the risks posed by herbal products.· The risk I pose is for the kids.
· This threat posed less of a distraction to the horses than I would have hoped.· Meanwhile, the specific threats posed by the new Reagan administration were very real.· But the gravest threat to health is posed by the total collapse of the economy, and the ensuing chronic poverty.· Prosecutors determine the degree of threat offenders pose to the community and label them either high-risk, moderate-risk or low-risk.· Faced with the threat it posed we somehow managed to break free of the old categories.· Collectively, these opportunities and threats posed four main concerns for leaders: Managing assets and policies apart from people.· The chaotic waters of the deep represented the threat they constantly posed.· Further, more local, threats are posed for the sake of a few years' supply of raw materials.
VERB· Some ask him to pose for pictures, others kid him about retiring.· At these events, stars often are asked to pose for pictures with the journalists.· Now, I have never been asked to pose for the cover of a magazine.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1cause problem [transitive] to exist in a way that may cause a problem, danger, difficulty etcpose a threat/danger/risk- The magazine posed a list of questions to each of the candidates.
- He survived the surgery, and I cautiously began to pose questions.
- In their minds, buying a gown poses questions more complicated than chiffon or lace.
- It is open to the House to ask for reports, and it can pose questions at any time.
- Olajuwon stopped by to visit and pose a question: Could Pond help him get to college in the United States?
- Simply put, eVote lets people pose questions and conduct votes using e-mail.
- That poses a question about their very nature.
- Yet these two enemies are also enemies of each other, which poses a question.
- Cox posed as a doctor to gain entrance to the day care center.
- Sometimes, striking an attitude against an Italianate blue sky, Wandsworth looked magnificent.
Officials claim the chemical poses no real threat.pose something to/for somebody/something The events pose a challenge to the church’s leadership. Rising unemployment is posing serious problems for the administration.2picture [intransitive] to sit or stand in a particular position in order to be photographed or painted, or to make someone do thispose for We posed for photographs.3pose a question to ask a question, especially one that needs to be carefully thought about: In her book she poses the question ‘How much do we need to be happy?’.4pose as somebody to pretend to be someone else, in order to deceive people: Bryce was caught posing as a lawyer.5to impress people [intransitive] to dress or behave like a rich and fashionable person in order to make other people notice you or admire youCOLLOCATIONSnounspose a threat/danger/risk· The chemical leak poses a threat to human health.pose a problem· A flood of refugees could pose a serious problem for neighbouring countries.pose difficulties· Physical education and games pose difficulties for short-sighted children.pose a challenge· The material being taught must pose a challenge to pupils.pose a dilemma (=cause a situation in which it is very difficult to decide what to do)· In the future, the possibility of genetic testing on unborn children will pose a dilemma for parents.pose1 verbpose2 noun
posepose2 AWL noun [countable] EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- He shed the pose of the sophisticated lawyer and became his real self at last.
- But the odds are that even those women who appear impermeable to pain are suffering great hurt behind their face-saving pose.
- Not all poses are suitable for everyone.
- On her travels she's there with a goofy grin and a different pose for every occasion.
- Rather than pose it as a question of culture, however, they tackled it - often very productively - in terms of ideology.
- She was not a looker, but her Hard Number pose turned him on somehow.
- Try to experience the pose while you draw it.
WORD SETS
aperture, nounblow-up, nounboom, nouncamera, nouncassette, nouncheesecake, nounclose-up, nouncomposition, nouncrop, verbdaguerrotype, noundarkroom, noundevelop, verbdeveloper, nounemulsion, nounenlargement, nounenlarger, nounexpose, verbexposure, nounfilm, nounfish-eye lens, nounfix, verbfixative, nounflash, nounflash bulb, nounflashgun, nounframe, nounglossy, noungrainy, adjectivehalftone, nounhighlight, nounhologram, nounlens, nounlight meter, nounmagic lantern, nounnegative, nounoverexpose, verbover-exposure, nounphoto, nounphoto-, prefixphoto booth, nounphotocall, nounphotocopier, nounphotograph, nounphotograph, verbphotographer, nounphotographic, adjectivephotosensitive, adjectivephotosensitize, verbphoto shoot, nounplate, nounPolaroid, nounpose, verbpose, nounprint, verbprint, nounprocess, verbreproduce, verbretake, nounretouch, verbshade, nounshot, nounshutter, nounshutterbug, nounsitting, nounslide, nounsnap, verbsnap, nounsnapshot, nounsoft focus, nounspeed, nounstereoscopic, adjectivesubject, nountelephoto lens, nounthread, verb3-D, adjectivetime-lapse, adjectivetransparency, nountripod, noununderexpose, verbunload, verbview, nounviewer, nounviewfinder, nounwide-angle lens, nounzoom lens, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Ann struck a pose (=stood or sat in a particular position) and smiled for the camera.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Have you ever posed nude (=been photographed or painted while nude)?
Ann struck a pose (=stood or sat in a particular position) and smiled for the camera. (=sit or stand in a position in order to be photographed)· Can you pose for the camera?
(=be a difficult one)· These changes pose a real challenge to farmers.
formal (=be something that is difficult to deal with)· English spelling may present some difficulties for learners.
· The difficult economic situation poses a dilemma for investors.
(=be a possible hazard)· It was not known whether radiation from the weapons posed any hazard to soldiers.
Have you ever posed nude (=been photographed or painted while nude)? (=cause an obstacle to exist)· Serious differences continue to present obstacles to an agreement.· Our reliance on fossil fuels poses an obstacle to achieving these targets.
(=cause it or make it have to be considered)· A shortage of trained nurses is posing major problems.
formal (=ask a question)· He poses the question, ‘What should we teach our children?’
(=might be dangerous)· Climate change poses serious risks to the environment.
· The rebels do not pose a serious threat to the armed forces.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· Several boxes and planks with blanket covers pose problems of height, area and weight.· Natural rivers, however, pose problems as the speed of flow and amount of water are not constant.· These may in turn pose problems as regards the maintenance of social order.· But higher speeds than the normal three kilometres per hour pose problems getting on and off the moving walkway.· But the terms of reference themselves pose problems, too.· Certain plants, however, pose problems every year, and their complete removal may prove to be the only solution.· Selecting which leadership groups to include poses problems.
VERB· A capable woman, nobody's fool; but was she adopting a deliberate pose?· Two young men in their late teens mugged for the camera, adopting the pose of a couple of affable tough guys.· From time to time one gains brief purchase, adopting the pose of a Grand Duchess.· A kungfu practitioner can adopt any pose that suits the situation.
· He assumed his rigid crouching pose, fists held out.· And when they assume a pose of elegance, it often seems narcissistic.· While assuming a pose of utmost civility and cordiality, Caroline is relentless in her campaign to undermine me.
· For four minutes they held this agonising pose.· When they were all lined up, they held that pose for a moment.· It can also be the moment when a dancer moves into a pirouette and spins before holding a pose.· My husband holds his pose tight against the railing.
· This is shown vividly when, left finally alone, she strikes a dramatic pose of complete withdrawal from love and happiness.· He struck the same pose on the sideline during overtime.· And then, striking a dramatic pose she announced that she was terribly ashamed.· They strike beautiful poses that could go unaltered into glossy magazines but tell us little about them.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1the position in which someone stands or sits, especially in a painting, photograph etcin a pose- Sometimes, striking an attitude against an Italianate blue sky, Wandsworth looked magnificent.
a painting of the Duchess in a dramatic pose Ann struck a pose (=stood or sat in a particular position) and smiled for the camera.2behaviour in which someone pretends to have a quality or social position they do not really have, usually in order to make other people notice them or admire them: Her confidence was merely a pose to hide her uncertainty.- generational
- generation gap
- Generation X
- Generation Y
- generative
- generator
- generic
- generically
- generosity
- generous
- generously
- gene sequencing
- Genesis
- genesis
- gene therapy
- genetic
- genetically
- genetically modified
- genetic code
- genetic engineer
- genetic engineering
- genetic fingerprinting
- geneticist
- genetics
- Geneva