pose

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pose"

English

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /poʊz/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pəʊz/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -əʊz

Etymology 1

From Middle English pose, from Old English ġeposu pl (“cold in the head; catarrh”, literally “(the) sneezes; (the) snorts”), from Old English pos, ġepos (“sneeze, snort”), from Proto-West Germanic *pos, from Proto-Germanic *pusą (“sneeze, snort”), from Proto-Germanic *pusōną, *pusjaną (“to snort, blow”), from *pus- (“to blow, breathe hard”), from Proto-Indo-European *bew- (“to blow, swell”). Compare Low German pusten (“to blow, puff”), German dialectal pfausen (“to sneeze, snort”), Norwegian dialectal pysa (“to blow”).

Noun

pose (plural poses)

  1. (archaic) Common cold, head cold; catarrh.
    • 1586, William Harrison, Description of England:
      Now […] have we many chimnies, and yet our tenderlings complain of rheums, catarrhs, and poses.
    • 1825, Robert Herrick, The poetical works of Robert Herrick:
      Megg yesterday was troubled with a pose, Which, this night hardned, sodders up her nose.
    • 1903, Thomas Heywood, Lucian (of Samosata.), Desiderius Erasmus, Pleasant Dialogues and Dramma's:
      The Ague, Cough, the Pyony, the Pose. Aches within, and accidents without, [...]
    • 2009, Eucharius Rösslin, Thomas Raynalde, Elaine Hobby, The Birth of Mankind:
      And whereas some say, that they which use oft washing of their heads shall be very prone to headache, that is not true, but only in such that, after they have been washed, roll up their hair (being yet wet) about their heads; the cold whereof is dangerous to bring them to catarrhs and poses, with other inconveniences.

Etymology 2

From Middle English posen, from Old French poser (“to put, place, stell, settle, lodge”), from Vulgar Latin pausāre (“to blin, cease, pause”), from Latin pausa (“pause”), from Ancient Greek παῦσις (paûsis); influenced by Latin pōnere. Doublet of pause.

Verb

pose (third-person singular simple present poses, present participle posing, simple past and past participle posed)

A family posing for a photo
  1. (transitive) To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect.
    To pose a model for a picture.
  2. (transitive) To ask; to set (a test, quiz, riddle, etc.).
  3. (transitive) To constitute (a danger, a threat, a risk, etc.).
    • 2010, Noam Chomsky, “The Iranian threat”, in Z Magazine, volume 23, number 7:
      Rather, they are concerned with the threat Iran poses to the region and the world.
    • 2011 September 2, Phil McNulty, “Bulgaria 0-3 England”, in BBC‎[1], archived from the original on 31 January 2012:
      Rooney's United team-mate Chris Smalling was given his debut at right-back and was able to adjust to the international stage in relatively relaxed fashion as Bulgaria barely posed a threat of any consequence.
    • 2014 November 27, Ian Black, “Courts kept busy as Jordan works to crush support for Isis”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian‎[2], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 October 2026:
      The threat the most radical of them pose is evidently far greater at home than abroad.
  4. (transitive, in the phrase "to pose as") To falsely impersonate (another person or occupation) primarily for the purpose of accomplishing something or reaching a goal.
  5. (intransitive) To assume or maintain a pose; to strike an attitude.
  6. (intransitive) To behave affectedly in order to attract interest or admiration.
    • 2002, Charles Hebbert, Dan Richardson, The Rough Guide to Budapest, 2nd edition, London: Rough Guides, →ISBN, page 73:
      dressed-to-kill babes and their sugar daddies would rather pose in malls, and teenagers can find McDonald's anywhere, leaving Váci utterly dependent on tourists for its livelihood and bustle.
  7. (obsolete, transitive) To interrogate; to question.
  8. (obsolete, transitive) To question with a view to puzzling; to embarrass by questioning or scrutiny; to bring to a stand.
    • a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number)”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC:
      A question wherewith a learned Pharisee thought to pose or puzzle him.
    • 1846 October 1 – 1848 April 1, Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1848, →OCLC:
      The Doctor […] had likewise a pair of little eyes that were always half shut up, and a mouth that was always half expanded into a grin, as if he had, that moment, posed a boy, and were waiting to convict him from his own lips.
Derived terms
Collocations
Collocations
  • pose a question
  • pose a threat
  • pose a challenge
  • pose a risk
  • pose a danger
  • pose a dilemma
  • pose a hazard
  • pose a problem
  • pose an issue
  • pose an obstacle
  • pose a difficulty
  • pose a paradox
  • pose a contradiction
  • pose a predicament
  • pose a conundrum
Translations

Noun

pose (plural poses)

  1. Position, posture, arrangement (especially of the human body).
    Please adopt a more graceful pose for my camera.
  2. Affectation.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 3

From Middle English posen, a combination of aphetic forms of Middle English aposen and opposen. More at appose, oppose.

Alternative forms

Verb

pose (third-person singular simple present poses, present participle posing, simple past and past participle posed)

  1. (obsolete) To ask (someone) questions; to interrogate.
  2. (now rare) to puzzle, non-plus, or embarrass with difficult questions.
  3. (now rare) To perplex or confuse (someone).
Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Creek

Etymology

Borrowed from English pussy.

Pronunciation

Noun

pose

  1. cat

Declension

Declension of pose
Absolutive pose
Subjective poset
Objective posen
Possessive inflection of pose (alienable)
Singular Plural
First person vmpose pompose
Second person cempose
Third person empose

References

  • Jack B. Martin; Margaret McKane Mauldrin (2004), A Dictionary of Creek/Muskogee, University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 100
  • J. B. Martin (2011), A grammar of Creek (Muscogee), University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 310

Danish

Dette er en pose.
Dette er også en pose.

Etymology

From Old Danish posæ, from Old Norse posi, from Proto-Germanic *pusô.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpʰoːsə]

Noun

pose c (singular definite posen, plural indefinite poser)

  1. bag

Usage notes

A pose is a simple, flexible one-room container open or openable in the top. Do not confuse with taske.

Declension

Declension of pose
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative pose posen poser poserne
genitive poses posens posers posernes

Derived terms

See also

Verb

pose (imperative pos, infinitive at pose, present tense poser, past tense posede, perfect tense poset)

  1. to sag, bag, bulge (out) (to form something resembling a bag (e.g. by hanging down or out))

Conjugation

Conjugation of pose
active passive
infinitive pose —
present poser —
past posede —
imperative pos —
participle
present posende
past (have / havde / er / var) poset
gerund —

Derived terms

  • udposning

References

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French pose.

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: po‧se

Noun

pose f (plural posen or poses, diminutive posetje n)

  1. stance or pose

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: pose

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish bås.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpose/, [ˈpo̞s̠e̞]
  • Rhymes: -ose
  • Syllabification(key): po‧se
  • Hyphenation(key): po‧se

Noun

pose (slang, Helsinki slang)

  1. jail
    Alternative form: bose

Declension

Inflection of pose (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative pose poset
genitive posen posejen
partitive posea poseja
illative poseen poseihin
singular plural
nominative pose poset
accusative nom. pose poset
gen. posen
genitive posen posejen
posein rare
partitive posea poseja
inessive posessa poseissa
elative posesta poseista
illative poseen poseihin
adessive posella poseilla
ablative poselta poseilta
allative poselle poseille
essive posena poseina
translative poseksi poseiksi
abessive posetta poseitta
instructive — posein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of pose (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative poseni poseni
accusative nom. poseni poseni
gen. poseni
genitive poseni posejeni
poseini rare
partitive poseani posejani
inessive posessani poseissani
elative posestani poseistani
illative poseeni poseihini
adessive posellani poseillani
ablative poseltani poseiltani
allative poselleni poseilleni
essive posenani poseinani
translative posekseni poseikseni
abessive posettani poseittani
instructive — —
comitative — poseineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative posesi posesi
accusative nom. posesi posesi
gen. posesi
genitive posesi posejesi
poseisi rare
partitive poseasi posejasi
inessive posessasi poseissasi
elative posestasi poseistasi
illative poseesi poseihisi
adessive posellasi poseillasi
ablative poseltasi poseiltasi
allative posellesi poseillesi
essive posenasi poseinasi
translative poseksesi poseiksesi
abessive posettasi poseittasi
instructive — —
comitative — poseinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative posemme posemme
accusative nom. posemme posemme
gen. posemme
genitive posemme posejemme
poseimme rare
partitive poseamme posejamme
inessive posessamme poseissamme
elative posestamme poseistamme
illative poseemme poseihimme
adessive posellamme poseillamme
ablative poseltamme poseiltamme
allative posellemme poseillemme
essive posenamme poseinamme
translative poseksemme poseiksemme
abessive posettamme poseittamme
instructive — —
comitative — poseinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative posenne posenne
accusative nom. posenne posenne
gen. posenne
genitive posenne posejenne
poseinne rare
partitive poseanne posejanne
inessive posessanne poseissanne
elative posestanne poseistanne
illative poseenne poseihinne
adessive posellanne poseillanne
ablative poseltanne poseiltanne
allative posellenne poseillenne
essive posenanne poseinanne
translative poseksenne poseiksenne
abessive posettanne poseittanne
instructive — —
comitative — poseinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative posensa posensa
accusative nom. posensa posensa
gen. posensa
genitive posensa posejensa
poseinsa rare
partitive poseaan
poseansa 		posejaan
posejansa
inessive posessaan
posessansa 		poseissaan
poseissansa
elative posestaan
posestansa 		poseistaan
poseistansa
illative poseensa poseihinsa
adessive posellaan
posellansa 		poseillaan
poseillansa
ablative poseltaan
poseltansa 		poseiltaan
poseiltansa
allative poselleen
posellensa 		poseilleen
poseillensa
essive posenaan
posenansa 		poseinaan
poseinansa
translative posekseen
poseksensa 		poseikseen
poseiksensa
abessive posettaan
posettansa 		poseittaan
poseittansa
instructive — —
comitative — poseineen
poseinensa

Further reading

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

    Deverbal from poser. Compare Italian posa. Also related with pause.

    Noun

    pose f (plural poses)

    1. installation, the act of laying, putting down (e.g. a building element)
    2. pose (posture, way of presenting oneself)
    Derived terms
    Descendants

    Noun

    pose m (plural poses)

    1. (telecommunications) extension (Can we verify(+) this sense?)

    Etymology 2

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Verb

    pose

    1. inflection of poser:
      1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
      2. second-person singular imperative

    Further reading

    German

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    pose

    1. inflection of posen:
      1. first-person singular present
      2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
      3. singular imperative

    Ido

    Adverb

    pose

    1. afterwards

    Indonesian

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Dutch pose, from French pose.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    pose (plural pose-pose)

    1. (photography) pose, position, posture, stance

    Derived terms

    • berpose
    • pose aneh
    • pose gunung
    • pose kobra

    Further reading

    Italian

    Etymology 1

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.ze/, (traditional) /ˈpɔ.se/[1]
    • Rhymes: -ɔze, (traditional) -ɔse
    • Hyphenation: pò‧se

    Noun

    pose m pl

    1. plural of posa

    Etymology 2

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈpo.ze/, (traditional) /ˈpo.se/[1]
    • Rhymes: -oze, (traditional) -ose
    • Hyphenation: pó‧se

    Verb

    pose

    1. third-person singular past historic of porre

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “pose” in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

    Anagrams

    Norwegian Bokmål

    Etymology

    From Danish pose, from Old Norse posi.

    Noun

    pose m (definite singular posen, indefinite plural poser, definite plural posene)

    1. bag, sack

    Derived terms

    References

    Norwegian Nynorsk

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    Inherited from Old Norse posi.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /²puːsə/

    Noun

    pose m (definite singular posen, indefinite plural posar, definite plural posane)

    1. a bag or sack

    Derived terms

    References

    Pali

    Alternative forms

    Alternative scripts
    • 𑀧𑁄𑀲𑁂 (Brahmi script)
    • पोसे (Devanagari script)
    • পোসে (Bengali script)
    • පොසෙ (Sinhalese script)
    • ပေါသေ or ပေႃသေ (Burmese script)
    • โปเส (Thai script)
    • ᨷᩮᩤᩈᩮ (Tai Tham script)
    • ໂປເສ (Lao script)
    • បោសេ (Khmer script)
    • 𑄛𑄮𑄥𑄬 (Chakma script)

    Noun

    pose

    1. inflection of posa (“man”):
      1. locative singular
      2. accusative plural

    Portuguese

    Etymology 1

    Etymology tree
    Ancient Greek παύω (paúō)
    Proto-Indo-European *-tós
    Proto-Indo-European *-is
    Proto-Indo-European *-tis
    Proto-Hellenic *-tis
    Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs)
    Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs)
    Ancient Greek παῦσις (paûsis)der.
    Latin pausa
    Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
    Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
    Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
    Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
    Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
    Proto-Italic *-ājō
    Proto-Italic *-āō
    Latin -ō
    Vulgar Latin pausō, pausāre
    ▲
    Latin pōnōinflu.
    Old French poser
    French poserdeverb.
    French posebor.
    Portuguese pose

      Borrowed from French pose.[1][2]

      Pronunciation

      • Hyphenation: po‧se

      Noun

      pose f (plural poses)

      1. pose (position, arrangement (especially of the human body))

      Etymology 2

        See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

        Pronunciation

        • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈpo.zɨ/, /ˈpɔ.zɨ/

        • Hyphenation: po‧se

        Verb

        pose

        1. inflection of posar:
          1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
          2. third-person singular imperative

        References

        1. ^ “pose”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
        2. ^ “pose”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

        Further reading

        Spanish

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /ˈpose/ [ˈpo.se]
        • Rhymes: -ose
        • Syllabification: po‧se

        Etymology 1

        Etymology tree
        Ancient Greek παύω (paúō)
        Proto-Indo-European *-tós
        Proto-Indo-European *-is
        Proto-Indo-European *-tis
        Proto-Hellenic *-tis
        Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs)
        Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs)
        Ancient Greek παῦσις (paûsis)der.
        Latin pausa
        Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
        Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
        Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
        Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
        Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
        Proto-Italic *-ājō
        Proto-Italic *-āō
        Latin -ō
        Vulgar Latin pausō, pausāre
        ▲
        Latin pōnōinflu.
        Old French poser
        French poserdeverb.
        French posebor.
        Spanish pose

          Borrowed from French pose.

          Noun

          pose f (plural poses)

          1. pose (unnatural posture)

          Etymology 2

          Verb

          pose

          1. inflection of posar:
            1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
            2. third-person singular imperative

          Further reading

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