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verb | noun posepose1 /poʊz/ ●○○ AWL verb ETYMOLOGYpose1Origin: 1300-1400 Old French poser, from Late Latin pausare to stop, rest VERB TABLEpose |
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 |
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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 |
1 pose a problem/threat/challenge etc. to exist in a way that may cause a problem, danger, difficulty, etc.: The militia members may pose a terrorist threat. The fish oil apparently poses no danger to humans.2[intransitive, transitive] to sit or stand in a particular position in order to be photographed or painted, or to make someone do this: pose for somebody/something A group of fans wanted Romano to pose for pictures.pose somebody The artist posed the model sitting at a table.3pose a question (to somebody) formal to ask a question, especially one that needs to be carefully thought about: The magazine posed a list of questions to each of the candidates.4[intransitive] to dress or behave as if you have money or social position that you do not really have, in order to seem more impressive to other people [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French poser, from Late Latin pausare to stop, rest]pose as somebody phrasal verb to pretend to be someone else, in order to deceive people: He posed as a doctor to gain entrance to the day care center. verb | noun posepose2 AWL noun [countable] ► in a ... pose Each child is photographed in a glamorous pose. ► struck a pose Lyn struck a pose (=stood or sat in a particular position) with her head to one side. 1the position in which someone stands or sits, especially in a painting, photograph, etc.: Each child is photographed in a glamorous pose. Lyn struck a pose (=stood or sat in a particular position) with her head to one side.2behavior in which someone pretends to have a quality or social position he or she does not really have, usually in order to seem impressive to other people: He likes to sound sophisticated, but it’s all a pose. |