pose

vmpose (first-person possessive singular)
pompose (first-person plural possessive)
cempose (possessive second-person)
empose (possessive third-person)


pose

pose (indefinite nominative singular)
posen (definite nominative singular)
poser (indefinite nominative plural)
poserne (definite nominative plural)
poses (genitive indefinite singular)
posens (definite genitive singular)
posers (genitive indefinite plural)
posernes (definite genitive plural)

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


pose

nl-noun

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

posen (plural)
poses (plural)
posetje (diminutive neuter)


pose

Now […] have we many chimnies, and yet our tenderlings complain of rheums, catarrhs, and poses.

1586, William Harrison, Description of England:

Megg yesterday was troubled with a pose, Which, this night hardned, sodders up her nose.

1825, Robert Herrick, The poetical works of Robert Herrick:

The Ague, Cough, the Pyony, the Pose. Aches within, and accidents without, [...]

1903, Thomas Heywood, Lucian (of Samosata.), Desiderius Erasmus, Pleasant Dialogues and Dramma's:

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.

2009, Eucharius Rösslin, Thomas Raynalde, Elaine Hobby, The Birth of Mankind:

(archaic) Common cold, head cold; catarrh.

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 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”).


pose

To pose a model for a picture.

(transitive) To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect.

(transitive) To ask; to set (a test, quiz, riddle, etc.).

Rather, they are concerned with the threat Iran poses to the region and the world.

2010, Noam Chomsky, “The Iranian threat”, in Z Magazine, volume 23, number 7:

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.

2011 September 2, Phil McNulty, “Bulgaria 0-3 England”, in BBC:

The threat the most radical of them pose is evidently far greater at home than abroad.

2014 November 27, Ian Black, “Courts kept busy as Jordan works to crush support for Isis”, in The Guardian:

(transitive) To constitute (a danger, a threat, a risk, etc.).

(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.

He […] posed before her as a hero.

1840, W[illiam] M[akepeace] Thackeray, “A Shabby Genteel Story”, in Miscellanies: Prose and Verse, volume IV, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1857, →OCLC:

(intransitive) To assume or maintain a pose; to strike an attitude.

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.

2002, Charles Hebbert, Dan Richardson, The Rough Guide to Budapest, 2nd edition, London: Rough Guides, →ISBN, page 73:

(intransitive) To behave affectedly in order to attract interest or admiration.

She pretended to […] pose him and sift him.

1622, Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban [i.e. Francis Bacon], The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh, […], London: […] W[illiam] Stansby for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret, →OCLC:

(obsolete, transitive) To interrogate; to question.

A question wherewith a learned Pharisee thought to pose or puzzle him.

a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number). Of the Love of God”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →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.

1846 October 1 – 1848 April 1, Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1848, →OCLC:

(obsolete, transitive) To question with a view to puzzling; to embarrass by questioning or scrutiny; to bring to a stand.

en-verb

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

poses (present singular third-person)
posing (participle present)
posed (participle past)
posed (past)

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.


pose

Please adopt a more graceful pose for my camera.

Then came a maid with hand-bag and shawls, and after her a tall young lady. She stood for a moment holding her skirt above the grimy steps, with something of the stately pose which Richter has given his Queen Louise on the stairway,[…].

1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter V, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:

Position, posture, arrangement (especially of the human body).

جِلْسَة

position, arrangement (especially of the human body)


pose

And hit fortuned that after .iii. dayes, they founde hym in the temple sittinge in the middes of the doctours, both hearynge them, and posinge them.

1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Luke ij:

'Tis my solitary recreation to pose my apprehension with those involved Ænigmas and riddles of the Trinity, with Incarnation and Resurrection.

1642, Tho[mas] Browne, “The First Part”, in Religio Medici. […], 4th edition, London: […] E. Cotes for Andrew Crook […], published 1656, →OCLC, section 9, page 16:

(obsolete) To ask (someone) questions; to interrogate.

(now rare) to puzzle, non-plus, or embarrass with difficult questions.

(now rare) To perplex or confuse (someone).

poses (present singular third-person)
posing (participle present)
posed (participle past)
posed (past)
poze (alternative)

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


pose

Alternative form: bose

pose (nominative singular)
poset (nominative plural)
pose (accusative nominative singular)
poset (accusative nominative plural)
posen (accusative genitive singular)
poset (accusative genitive plural)
posen (genitive singular)
posejen (genitive plural)
posein (genitive plural rare)
posea (partitive singular)
poseja (partitive plural)
posessa (inessive singular)
poseissa (inessive plural)
posesta (elative singular)
poseista (elative plural)
poseen (illative singular)
poseihin (illative plural)
posella (adessive singular)
poseilla (adessive plural)
poselta (ablative singular)
poseilta (ablative plural)
poselle (allative singular)
poseille (allative plural)
posena (essive singular)
poseina (essive plural)
poseksi (singular translative)
poseiksi (plural translative)
posetta (abessive singular)
poseitta (abessive plural)
posein (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
poseni (nominative singular)
poseni (nominative plural)
poseni (accusative nominative singular)
poseni (accusative nominative plural)
poseni (accusative genitive singular)
poseni (accusative genitive plural)
poseni (genitive singular)
posejeni (genitive plural)
poseini (genitive plural rare)
poseani (partitive singular)
posejani (partitive plural)
posessani (inessive singular)
poseissani (inessive plural)
posestani (elative singular)
poseistani (elative plural)
poseeni (illative singular)
poseihini (illative plural)
posellani (adessive singular)
poseillani (adessive plural)
poseltani (ablative singular)
poseiltani (ablative plural)
poselleni (allative singular)
poseilleni (allative plural)
posenani (essive singular)
poseinani (essive plural)
posekseni (singular translative)
poseikseni (plural translative)
posettani (abessive singular)
poseittani (abessive plural)
poseineni (comitative plural)
posesi (nominative singular)
posesi (nominative plural)
posesi (accusative nominative singular)
posesi (accusative nominative plural)
posesi (accusative genitive singular)
posesi (accusative genitive plural)
posesi (genitive singular)
posejesi (genitive plural)
poseisi (genitive plural rare)
poseasi (partitive singular)
posejasi (partitive plural)
posessasi (inessive singular)
poseissasi (inessive plural)
posestasi (elative singular)
poseistasi (elative plural)
poseesi (illative singular)
poseihisi (illative plural)
posellasi (adessive singular)
poseillasi (adessive plural)
poseltasi (ablative singular)
poseiltasi (ablative plural)
posellesi (allative singular)
poseillesi (allative plural)
posenasi (essive singular)
poseinasi (essive plural)
poseksesi (singular translative)
poseiksesi (plural translative)
posettasi (abessive singular)
poseittasi (abessive plural)
poseinesi (comitative plural)
posemme (nominative singular)
posemme (nominative plural)
posemme (accusative nominative singular)
posemme (accusative nominative plural)
posemme (accusative genitive singular)
posemme (accusative genitive plural)
posemme (genitive singular)
posejemme (genitive plural)
poseimme (genitive plural rare)
poseamme (partitive singular)
posejamme (partitive plural)
posessamme (inessive singular)
poseissamme (inessive plural)
posestamme (elative singular)
poseistamme (elative plural)
poseemme (illative singular)
poseihimme (illative plural)
posellamme (adessive singular)
poseillamme (adessive plural)
poseltamme (ablative singular)
poseiltamme (ablative plural)
posellemme (allative singular)
poseillemme (allative plural)
posenamme (essive singular)
poseinamme (essive plural)
poseksemme (singular translative)
poseiksemme (plural translative)
posettamme (abessive singular)
poseittamme (abessive plural)
poseinemme (comitative plural)
posenne (nominative singular)
posenne (nominative plural)
posenne (accusative nominative singular)
posenne (accusative nominative plural)
posenne (accusative genitive singular)
posenne (accusative genitive plural)
posenne (genitive singular)
posejenne (genitive plural)
poseinne (genitive plural rare)
poseanne (partitive singular)
posejanne (partitive plural)
posessanne (inessive singular)
poseissanne (inessive plural)
posestanne (elative singular)
poseistanne (elative plural)
poseenne (illative singular)
poseihinne (illative plural)
posellanne (adessive singular)
poseillanne (adessive plural)
poseltanne (ablative singular)
poseiltanne (ablative plural)
posellenne (allative singular)
poseillenne (allative plural)
posenanne (essive singular)
poseinanne (essive plural)
poseksenne (singular translative)
poseiksenne (plural translative)
posettanne (abessive singular)
poseittanne (abessive plural)
poseinenne (comitative plural)
posensa (nominative singular)
posensa (nominative plural)
posensa (accusative nominative singular)
posensa (accusative nominative plural)
posensa (accusative genitive singular)
posensa (accusative genitive plural)
posensa (genitive singular)
posejensa (genitive plural)
poseinsa (genitive plural rare)
poseaan (partitive singular)
poseansa (partitive singular)
posejaan (partitive plural)
posejansa (partitive plural)
posessaan (inessive singular)
posessansa (inessive singular)
poseissaan (inessive plural)
poseissansa (inessive plural)
posestaan (elative singular)
posestansa (elative singular)
poseistaan (elative plural)
poseistansa (elative plural)
poseensa (illative singular)
poseihinsa (illative plural)
posellaan (adessive singular)
posellansa (adessive singular)
poseillaan (adessive plural)
poseillansa (adessive plural)
poseltaan (ablative singular)
poseltansa (ablative singular)
poseiltaan (ablative plural)
poseiltansa (ablative plural)
poselleen (allative singular)
posellensa (allative singular)
poseilleen (allative plural)
poseillensa (allative plural)
posenaan (essive singular)
posenansa (essive singular)
poseinaan (essive plural)
poseinansa (essive plural)
posekseen (singular translative)
poseksensa (singular translative)
poseikseen (plural translative)
poseiksensa (plural translative)
posettaan (abessive singular)
posettansa (abessive singular)
poseittaan (abessive plural)
poseittansa (abessive plural)
poseineen (comitative plural)
poseinensa (comitative plural)


pose

installation, the act of laying, putting down (e.g. a building element)

pose (posture, way of presenting oneself)

→ German: Pose

→ Portuguese: pose

→ Romanian: poză

→ Turkish: poz

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


pose

first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

inflection of poser:
second-person singular imperative

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


pose

inflection of posen:
first-person singular present

first/third-person singular subjunctive I

inflection of posen:
singular imperative


pose

third-person singular past historic of porre


pose

posen (definite singular)
poser (indefinite plural)
posene (definite plural)


pose

posen (definite singular)
posar (indefinite plural)
posane (definite plural)
påså (alternative)
pøse (alternative)


pose

inflection of posa (“man”):
locative singular

inflection of posa (“man”):
accusative plural


pose

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


pose

first/third-person singular present subjunctive

inflection of posar:
third-person singular imperative