post

Meaning

Noun

1. A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.
2. A stud; a two-by-four.
3. A pole in a battery.
4. A long, narrow piece inserted into a root canal to provide retention for a crown.
5. A prolonged final melody note, among moving harmony notes.
6. A printing paper size measuring 19.25 inches x 15.5 inches.
7. A goalpost.
8. A location on a basketball court near the basket.
9. (obsolete) The doorpost of a victualler's shop or inn, on which were chalked the scores of customers; hence, a score; a debt.
10. The vertical part of a crochet stitch.

Verb

1. (transitive) To hang (a notice) in a conspicuous manner for general review.
2. (broadly, transitive) To announce publicly; to publish.
3. To hold up to public blame or reproach; to advertise opprobriously; to denounce by public proclamation.
4. To carry (an account) from the journal to the ledger.
5. To inform; to give the news to; to make acquainted with the details of a subject; often with up.
6. (transitive) To deposit a payment that may or may not be returned.
7. (transitive) To deposit a payment that may or may not be returned.

Verb

1. To travel with relays of horses; to travel by post horses, originally as a courier.
2. To travel quickly; to hurry.
3. (Australia, New-Zealand, UK) To send (an item of mail etc.) through the postal service.
4. To rise and sink in the saddle, in accordance with the motion of the horse, especially in trotting.
5. (Internet) To publish (a message) to a newsgroup, forum, blog, etc.

Adv

1. (not-comparable) With the post, on post-horses; by a relay of horses (changing at every staging-post); hence, express, with speed, quickly.
2. (not-comparable) Sent via the postal service.

Verb

1. To enter (a name) on a list, as for service, promotion, etc.
2. To assign to a station; to set; to place.

Prep

After; especially after a significant event that has long-term ramifications.

Synonyms

mail

pillar

position

pole

stake

office

🏢

job

column

place

station

🚉

appointment

stanchion

function

send

post office

🏣

capacity

stick

postal service

jamb

prop

placard

🪧

situation

post up

spot

seat

💺

pass

military station

mast

location

duty

rod

carry

mail service

postal

employment

stud

staff

attendance

ship

🚢

support

rank

put up

facility

enter

billet

doorpost

command

berth

standard

pile

Translations

poste

poste

🏣

poteau

posta

post

Posten

cargo

courrier

ambt

🏢

palo

plaats

Pfosten

baan

🛣️

Post

càrrec

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pəʊst/

Etymology

Inherited from Old English: post

In summary

Inherited from Old English post (“pillar, door-post”) and Latin postis (“a post, a door-post”) through Old French. .

Sentences

That same year , the post office name followed suit .