āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
to pose
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āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāύā§āϝāĻžāϏ āĻāϰāĻž
to put into a certain place
Transitive: to pose sb/sth in a specific manner
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The artist posed the still-life objects carefully, arranging them to achieve a balanced and visually appealing composition.
āĻļāĻŋāϞā§āĻĒā§ āϏā§āĻāĻŋāϞ-āϞāĻžāĻāĻĢā§āϰ āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§āĻā§āϞāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧠āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āύ, āϏā§āĻā§āϞāĻŋāĻā§ āϏāĻžāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āύ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϰāϏāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĻā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāύāύā§āĻĻāύ āĻāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻāĻŋāĻļāύ āĻ
āϰā§āĻāύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝāĨ¤
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āĻāϤā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ āĻāϰāĻž
to present or bring forward a question, issue, or topic for consideration or discussion
Transitive: to pose a question or idea
Ditransitive: to pose a question or idea to sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The professor posed a thought-provoking scenario to the students, encouraging them to discuss possible solutions.
āĻ
āϧā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻ āĻāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻž-āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻĒāĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ āĻāϤā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ, āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āϝ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāϞā§āĻāύāĻž āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻā§āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
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āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
to maintain a specific posture in order to be photographed or painted
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
During the portrait session, the subject was asked to pose with a natural and relaxed expression.
āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻā§āϰā§āĻ āϏā§āĻļāύā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻļāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϞ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āϏāĻš āĻĒā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻāĻžāύ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻāϰāĻž
to assume a particular role or identity, often for the purpose of deception or amusement
Transitive: to pose as a character
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
During the costume party, she chose to pose as her favorite historical figure.
āĻāϏā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŽ āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻāϤāĻŋāĻšāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāϤā§āĻŦ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāύ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻŦā§āĻā§ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
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āĻāϤā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻĻā§āϤā§āϤāϝāĻŧāĻž
to challenge or perplex someone with a difficult or embarrassing question or situation
Transitive: to pose sb
Old use
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The child posed her mother with a question about the origin of the universe.
āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦā§āϰ āĻā§āĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻāĻžāύ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻ āĻāĻŋāύāϝāĻŧ āĻāϰāĻž
to adopt a manner or attitude that is not genuine, often with the intention of creating a certain impression
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In high-pressure situations, some individuals may feel the need to pose, projecting an air of confidence even if they are unsure.
āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻĒā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāϤā§, āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻžāύ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύ āĻ
āύā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§, āĻāĻŽāύāĻāĻŋ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āύāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻŦā§ āĻāϤā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āĻā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
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āĻāϤā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻāϰāĻž, āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž
to introduce danger, a threat, problem, etc.
Ditransitive: to pose a threat or danger to sb/sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The presence of invasive species poses a danger to the delicate balance of the local ecosystem.
āĻāĻā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖāĻžāϤā§āĻŽāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāϤāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύā§āϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āϤā§āϤāύā§āϤā§āϰā§āϰ āύāĻžāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻžāϰāϏāĻžāĻŽā§āϝā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻĻ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
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āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋ, āĻā§āϤā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ āĻāĻžāĻŦ
a manner intended to impress others or conceal true motives
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The CEO 's humble pose at the press conference rang false to those who knew his spending habits.
āĻĒā§āϰā§āϏ āĻāύāĻĢāĻžāϰā§āύā§āϏ⧠āϏāĻŋāĻāĻ-āĻāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāύā§āϤ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻ
āĻā§āϝāĻžāϏ āĻāĻžāύāĻž āϞā§āĻā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻĨā§āϝāĻž āĻļā§āύāĻžāϞāĨ¤
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āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋ, āĻ āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ
a deliberately maintained body position held over time for practical, social, medical, or expressive reasons rather than for artistic depiction
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The nurse noted the patient 's stooped pose as evidence of chronic back strain.
āύāĻžāϰā§āϏ āϰā§āĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ ā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻĒā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦā§ āύā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤
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āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋ, āĻ āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ
a specific bodily position deliberately held by a person so an artist, photographer, or sculptor can represent their form accurately or with intended expression
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
For the magazine spread she practiced a confident pose that lengthened her silhouette on camera.
āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāύ āϏā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻĄā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāϤā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ⧠āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ
āύā§āĻļā§āϞāύ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āϝāĻž āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāϞā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻā§ āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
posed
poser
posing
pose
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