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pose

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01noun

affected manners intended to impress others

“don't put on airs with me”

02noun

a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes

03noun

a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

04verb

offer for others to consider

“This poses an interesting question”

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05verb

assume a posture as for artistic purposes

“We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often”

06verb

pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions

“She posed as the Czar's daughter”

07verb

behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others

“Don't pay any attention to him — he is always posing to impress his peers!”

“She postured and made a total fool of herself”

08verb

put into a certain place or abstract location

“Put your things here”

“Set the tray down”

09verb

be a mystery or bewildering to

“This beats me!”

“Got me — I don't know the answer!”

Meanings and examples from Open English WordNet 2025. About our sources ↗