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post

/poʊst/noun, verb1 syllable

Post means: a job in an organization.

Synonyms for post22

noun, as in a job in an organization

noun, as in the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office

mail, mail service, postal service

noun, as in United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960)

Emily Post, Emily Price Post

noun, as in United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum (1854-1914)

C. W. Post, Charles William Post

noun, as in United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight around the world (1899-1935)

Wiley Post

noun, as in the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand

noun, as in military installation at which a body of troops is stationed

military post

noun, as in any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered

noun, as in a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)

verb, as in assign to a station

verb, as in transfer (entries) from one account book to another

verb, as in cause to be directed or transmitted to another place

verb, as in mark with a stake

verb, as in place so as to be noticed

put up

verb, as in mark or expose as infamous

also used for post

after, particularly used with historical dating

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What does post mean?25

noun

1

a job in an organization“he occupied a post in the treasury”

2

the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office“the mail handles billions of items every day”

3

United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960)

4

United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum (1854-1914)

5

United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight around the world (1899-1935)

6

the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand“a soldier manned the entrance post”

7

military installation at which a body of troops is stationed“this military post provides an important source of income for the town nearby”

8

any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered“your mail is on the table”

9

a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)“a pair of posts marked the goal”

10

an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position“he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them”

11

A message on a social media website

12

the delivery and collection of letters and packages“it came by the first post”

verb

1

assign to a station

2

transfer (entries) from one account book to another

3

cause to be directed or transmitted to another place“send me your latest results”

4

mark with a stake“stake out the path”

5

place so as to be noticed“post a sign”

6

mark or expose as infamous“She was branded a loose woman”

7

affix in a public place or for public notice“post a warning”

8

publicize with, or as if with, a poster“I'll post the news on the bulletin board”

9

assign to a post; put into a post“The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu”

10

display, as of records in sports games

11

enter on a public list

12

ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait

13

To post a message on a social media website

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with post?9

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Post in a sentence

  • Turning to the left, you will find the post office.unknown
  • The president held himself responsible for the slump in business, and left his post.CM
  • If he were a little younger, he would be eligible for the post.CM
  • By lack of attention, she hit the post with her car.FeuDRenais
  • They come to collect the post at three o'clock, every afternoon.sctld
  • This is a post office, and that's a bank.FeuDRenais2
  • He should resign from his post, since it's too much responsibility for him.emory989
  • Excuse me, which way is the post office?CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of post

as a noun

plural
posts

as a verb

past tense
posted
present participle
posting
third-person singular
posts
past participle
posted