"pos" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /pɒz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɔz/ [General-Australian, New-Zealand], /pɑz/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-pos.wav [US] Forms: more pos [comparative], most pos [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} pos (comparative more pos, superlative most pos)
  1. (UK, slang) Clipping of positive. Tags: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang Alternative form of: positive
    Sense id: en-pos-en-adj-Z0B6ZdVO Categories (other): British English
  2. (slang) Clipping of HIV positive. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang Alternative form of: HIV positive
    Sense id: en-pos-en-adj-7x-LEM4G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 68 12 2
  3. Clipping of possessive. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: possessive
    Sense id: en-pos-en-adj-ob88plP2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pos pron
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /pəʊz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /poʊz/ [General-American]
Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} pos
  1. plural of po Tags: form-of, plural Form of: po
    Sense id: en-pos-en-noun-4znTHJd~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for pos meaning in English (2.5kB)

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