poser
Meaning
- (transitive) to stop carrying, to put down (something or somebody)
- (transitive) to ask or pose (a question)
- (transitive) to land (a plane)
- (transitive) to lay, place
- (transitive) to install, fit
- (reflexive) to relax, settle
Concepts
prepare for
put on clothes
yield
pass oneself off
strike an attitude
place down
turn something over
lay something upside down
be laid
be set
be about
be about to
comport
fit on
mount on
Synonyms
poser sur
laisser reposer
mettre sur écoute
s’asseoir
se demander
faire l’amour
pousser à
prétendre à
s’ériger en
faire asseoir
partir
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/po.ze/
Etymology
Inherited from Old French poser, from Vulgar Latin pausāre < Latin pausāre, influenced in meaning by pōnō (especially its past participle positus). Compare Italian posare.
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