pose
pose
poƊz
powz
/pˈə‍ʊz/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "pose"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to put into a certain place
Transitive: to pose sb/sth in a specific manner
to pose definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The artist posed the still-life objects carefully, arranging them to achieve a balanced and visually appealing composition.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§€ āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻŋāϞ-āϞāĻžāχāĻĢ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύ, āϏ⧇āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϏāĻžāϜāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāϰāϏāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĻ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāύ āĻ•āĻŽā§āĻĒā§‹āϜāĻŋāĻļāύ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝāĨ¤
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āωāĻ¤ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻž

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
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The professor posed a thought-provoking scenario to the students, encouraging them to discuss possible solutions.
āĻ…āĻ§ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻ• āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻž-āωāĻĻā§āĻĻā§€āĻĒāĻ• āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ āωāĻ¤ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§āϝ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ­āĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§‹āϜ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to maintain a specific posture in order to be photographed or painted
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
During the portrait session, the subject was asked to pose with a natural and relaxed expression.
āĻĒā§‹āĻ°ā§āĻŸā§āϰ⧇āϟ āϏ⧇āĻļāύ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϞ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āϏāĻš āĻĒā§‹āϜ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ­āĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to assume a particular role or identity, often for the purpose of deception or amusement
Transitive: to pose as a character
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
During the costume party, she chose to pose as her favorite historical figure.
āĻ•āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻŋāωāĻŽ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āϐāϤāĻŋāĻšāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āϛ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āωāĻ¤ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϜāĻŽāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϤāϝāĻŧāĻž

to challenge or perplex someone with a difficult or embarrassing question or situation
Transitive: to pose sb
Old use
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The child posed her mother with a question about the origin of the universe.
āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āϟāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ­āĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāύāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to adopt a manner or attitude that is not genuine, often with the intention of creating a certain impression
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In high-pressure situations, some individuals may feel the need to pose, projecting an air of confidence even if they are unsure.
āωāĻšā§āϚ āϚāĻžāĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāϤ⧇, āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇, āĻāĻŽāύāĻ•āĻŋ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āύāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻŦ⧇ āφāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁ āĻĒā§āϰāĻœā§‡āĻ•ā§āϟ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āωāĻ¤ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to introduce danger, a threat, problem, etc.
Ditransitive: to pose a threat or danger to sb/sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The presence of invasive species poses a danger to the delicate balance of the local ecosystem.
āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ• āĻĒā§āϰāϜāĻžāϤāĻŋāϰ āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇āϰ āύāĻžāϜ⧁āĻ• āĻ­āĻžāϰāϏāĻžāĻŽā§āϝ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻĻ āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ­āĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋ, āĻ•ā§ƒāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ

a manner intended to impress others or conceal true motives
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The CEO 's humble pose at the press conference rang false to those who knew his spending habits.
āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āϏ āĻ•āύāĻĢāĻžāϰ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϏ⧇ āϏāĻŋāχāĻ“-āĻāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāύ⧀āϤ āĻ­āĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ­ā§āϝāĻžāϏ āϜāĻžāύāĻž āϞ⧋āϕ⧇āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āĻŽāĻŋāĻĨā§āϝāĻž āĻļā§‹āύāĻžāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ­āĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋ, āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ

a deliberately maintained body position held over time for practical, social, medical, or expressive reasons rather than for artistic depiction
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The nurse noted the patient 's stooped pose as evidence of chronic back strain.
āύāĻžāĻ°ā§āϏ āϰ⧋āĻ—ā§€āϰ āĻŦāĻžāρāĻ•āĻžāύ⧋ āĻ­āĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋ āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āϘāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€ āĻĒāĻŋāϠ⧇āϰ āϚāĻžāĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āύ⧋āϟ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ­āĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋ, āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§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
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
For the magazine spread she practiced a confident pose that lengthened her silhouette on camera.
āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻ—āĻžāϜāĻŋāύ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āĻĄā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āφāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ⧀ āĻ­āĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻļā§€āϞāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āϝāĻž āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§‡āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāϞ⧁āϝāĻŧ⧇āϟāϕ⧇ āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āϘāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

posed
poser
posing
pose
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