post
1
[ pohst ]
/ poʊst /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Digital Technology.
- to submit an online message to a message board or electronic mailing list.
- to place text, images, etc., on a website.
Origin of post
1
before 1000; Middle English, Old English < Latin
postis a post, doorpost, whence also Dutch, Low German
post, German
Pfosten
OTHER WORDS FROM post
post·less, adverb post·like, adjectiveWords nearby post
possie,
posslq,
possum,
possum haw,
possy,
post,
post captain,
post chaise,
post entry,
post exchange,
post factum
Definition for post (2 of 5)
post
2
[ pohst ]
/ poʊst /
noun
verb (used with object)
Origin of post
2
1590–1600; < French
poste < Italian
posto < Latin
positum, neuter of
positus, past participle of
pōnere to place, put; cf.
posit
synonym study for post
1. See
appointment.
Definition for post (3 of 5)
Origin of post
3
1500–10; < French
poste < Italian
posta < Latin
posita, feminine of
positus, past participle of
pōnere to place, put. See
post2
Definition for post (4 of 5)
Post
[ pohst ]
/ poʊst /
noun
Charles William,1854–1914,
U.S. businessman: developed breakfast foods.
Emily Price,1873?–1960,
U.S. writer on social etiquette.
George Browne,1837–1913,
U.S. architect.
Wiley,1899–1935,
U.S. aviator.
Definition for post (5 of 5)
post-
a prefix, meaning “behind,” “after,” “later,” “subsequent to,” “posterior to,” occurring originally in loanwords from Latin (postscript), but now used freely in the formation of compound words (post-Elizabethan; postfix; postgraduate; postorbital).
Origin of post-
< Latin, combining form representing
post (adv. and preposition)
Example sentences from the Web for post
British Dictionary definitions for post (1 of 5)
post
1
/ (pəʊst) /
noun
a length of wood, metal, etc, fixed upright in the ground to serve as a support, marker, point of attachment, etc
horse racing
- either of two upright poles marking the beginning (starting post) and end (winning post) of a racecourse
- the finish of a horse race
any of the main upright supports of a piece of furniture, such as a four-poster bed
verb (tr)
(sometimes foll by up)
to fasten or put up (a notice) in a public place
to announce by means of or as if by means of a poster
to post banns
to publish (a name) on a list
Word Origin for post
Old English, from Latin
postis; related to Old High German
first ridgepole, Greek
pastas colonnade
British Dictionary definitions for post (2 of 5)
post
2
/ (pəʊst) /
noun
verb
(tr)
to assign to or station at a particular place or position
mainly British
to transfer to a different unit or ship on taking up a new appointment, etc
Word Origin for post
C16: from French
poste, from Italian
posto, ultimately from Latin
pōnere to place
British Dictionary definitions for post (3 of 5)
post
3
/ (pəʊst) /
noun
verb
adverb
with speed; rapidly
by means of post horses
Word Origin for post
C16: via French from Italian
poste, from Latin
posita something placed, from
pōnere to put, place
British Dictionary definitions for post (4 of 5)
POST
abbreviation for
point of sales terminal
British Dictionary definitions for post (5 of 5)
post-
prefix
after in time or sequence; following; subsequent
postgraduate
behind; posterior to
postorbital
Word Origin for post-
from Latin, from
post after, behind
Medical definitions for post
post-
pref.
After; later:postpartum.
Behind; posterior to:postaxial.
Scientific definitions for post
post-
A prefix that means after, as in postoperative, after an operation, or behind, as in postnasal, behind the nose or nasal passages.
Idioms and Phrases with post
post
see deaf as a post; from pillar to post; keep posted.