Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *pér
Proto-Indo-European *-o
Proto-Indo-European *pró
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *pr̥-sth₂-i-s
Proto-Italic *porstis
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep
Proto-Indo-European *-o
Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó
Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó-sth₂-i-s
Proto-Italic *postis
Latin postisbor.
Old English post
▲
Latin postisder.
Old French postbor.
Middle English post
English post
Inherited from Middle English post, from Old English post (“pillar, door-post”) and Old French post (“post, upright beam”), both from Latin postis (“door, post, doorpost”).
Meanings
A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.
ram a post into the ground
A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost. ▸ A pole erected to mark a spot.
The posts mark the boundaries of the property.
A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost. ▸ The stakes that mark the beginning or end of a horse race
(obsolete) A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost. ▸ The doorpost of a victualler's shop or inn, on which were chalked the scores of customers; hence, a score; a debt.
when God ſends coyne,
I will diſcharge your poaſt 1600, Samuel Rowlands, The knauve of clubs:
A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost. ▸ A goalpost.
But they marginally improved after the break as Didier Drogba hit the post. 2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC:
A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost. ▸ A long, narrow piece inserted into a root canal to provide retention for a crown.
A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost. ▸ A stud; a two-by-four.
A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost. ▸ The wire-like core of metal in an earring.
A pole in a battery.
(qualifier:vocal music; chiefly a cappella; vocal music; chiefly a cappella) A prolonged final melody note, among moving harmony notes.
(qualifier:paper) A printing paper size measuring 19.25 inches x 15.5 inches.
(qualifier:crochet) The vertical part of a crochet stitch.
sh stȗp (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · ml കുറ്റി (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · nl paal (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · es poste (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · ja 柱 (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · txb esale (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · alt багана (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · el δοκάρι (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · msk arigi (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · haw kulu (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · nl doelpaal (goalpost (sports)) · la pālus (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · ky багана (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · ky түркүк (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · fi tolppa (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · ky карагай (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · th เสา (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · hu oszlop (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · it palo (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · de Post (location on a basketball court) · sv påle (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · ug تىرەك (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · ty turu (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · da målstolpe (goalpost (sports)) · uk шта́нга (goalpost (sports)) · sv stolpe (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · be шта́нга (goalpost (sports)) · sv stolpe (goalpost (sports)) · sh сту̑б (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · de Pfosten (goalpost (sports)) · pt sarrafo ((construction) stud; two-by-four) · th หลัก (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · nb stolpe (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · fi napa (pole in a battery) · as খুঁটা (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · mi turu (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · tk sütün (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · my တိုင် (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · ko 기둥 (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · la cippus (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · el πάσσαλος (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · lt stulpas (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · oc postèl (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · sq shtyllë (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · it pilastro (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · pt pivô (location on a basketball court) · tr sütun (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · vi cột (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · ml പോസ്റ്റ് (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · lv stabs (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · ru по́люс (pole in a battery) · ms turus (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · ky устун (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · az sütun (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · el στύλος (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · bg пълне́ж (piece inserted in root canal) · sk stĺp (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · mi pou (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · el πόλος (pole in a battery) · ota دیرك (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · oc pal (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · fa سُتون (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · pdt Pol (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · tt багана (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · hi स्तंभ (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · el κολώνα (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · be слуп (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · tg сутун (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · mi tuturu (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · cs sloup (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · mn багана (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · jv saka (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · bg греда́ (goalpost (sports)) · bg стълб (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · az dirək (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · pt poste (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · th สดมภ์ (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · nn stolpe (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · pt trave (goalpost (sports)) · la stipes (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · isd adixi (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · fi kakkosnelonen ((construction) stud; two-by-four) · shn လၵ်း (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · sh stȗb (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · ba баған (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · mk столб (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · km សសរ (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · zh 柱子 (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · ru столб (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · lo ເສົາ (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · ms tiang (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · ota مرتك (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · ro stâlp (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · fi tolppa (goalpost (sports)) · vi trụ (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · pt estaca (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · ar عَارْضَة (goalpost (sports)) · nl pool (pole in a battery) · et post (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · sv regel ((construction) stud; two-by-four) · fr poteau (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · mk дирек (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · bg по́люс (pole in a battery) · ky столб (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · eo fosto (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · ilo adigi (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · km បង្គោល (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · sh сту̑п (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · atv пагана (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · mk кол (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · pl słup (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · sl stolp (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · bg пост (location on a basketball court) · pt ripa ((construction) stud; two-by-four) · uk стовп (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · ar عَارِضَة (goalpost (sports)) · ur سَتُون (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · da stolpe (goalpost (sports)) · ur سُتُون (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · nl paal (goalpost (sports)) · br peul (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · sl steber (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · ca pivot (location on a basketball court) · mi himu (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · pt mourão (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · et tulp (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · de Pfosten (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · da stolpe (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · mi koteo (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · ar عَمُود (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · ru шта́нга (goalpost (sports)) · sv stolpe ((construction) stud; two-by-four) · kk бағана (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · sv grindstolpe (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · ba бағана (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · ga cuaille (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · mi turi (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · tk gazyk (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · uz ustun (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · lo ສະດົມ (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · tr kazık (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · sv pol (pole in a battery) · br post (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · hi खंभा (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · tr direk (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) · kaw saka (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *pér
Proto-Indo-European *-o
Proto-Indo-European *pró
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *pr̥-sth₂-i-s
Proto-Italic *porstis
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep
Proto-Indo-European *-o
Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó
Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó-sth₂-i-s
Proto-Italic *postis
Latin postisbor.
Old English post
▲
Latin postisder.
Old French postbor.
Middle English post
English post
Inherited from Middle English post, from Old English post (“pillar, door-post”) and Old French post (“post, upright beam”), both from Latin postis (“door, post, doorpost”).
Meanings
(transitive) To hang (a notice) in a conspicuous manner for general review.
Martin Luther posted his ninety five theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenburg.
Post no bills.
(broadly, transitive) To announce publicly; to publish.
He’s saying if you can’t win, quitting is okay? What would the PGA say if golfers quit the tournament after posting a high score? 2024 August 23, @jbodineh, Twitter:
Although New York City preceded many large cities in posting a drop in homicides and other violent offenses in the early 1990s, by the end of the decade it also seemed to be at the forefront of a possible cyclical rebound. 2001, Bernard E. Harcourt, chapter 4, in Illusion of Order:
The company posted record profits this quarter.
To hold up to public blame or reproach; to advertise opprobriously; to denounce by public proclamation.
On Pain of being posted to your Sorrow
Fail not, at Four, to meet me here To-morrow. 1732, George Granville, Epilogue to the She-Gallants, line 13:
to post someone for cowardice
To carry (an account) from the journal to the ledger.
You have not poſted your Books theſe Ten years; hovv is it poſſible for a Man of Buſineſs to keep his Affairs even in the VVorld at this rate? 1712, Humphry Polesworth [pseudonym; John Arbuthnot], “Of John Bull’s Second Wife, and the Good Advice that She Gave Him”, in Law is a Bottomless-Pit. […], London: […] John Morphew, […], →OCLC, page 18:
To inform; to give the news to; to make acquainted with the details of a subject; often with up.
thoroughly posted up in the politics and literature of the day 1872 March 2, “Interviewing a Prince”, in Saturday Review, volume 33, number 853, London, page 273:
(transitive) To deposit a payment that may or may not be returned. ▸ To pay (a stake or blind).
Since Jim was new to the game, he had to post $4 in order to receive a hand.
(transitive) To deposit a payment that may or may not be returned. ▸ To pay bail.
to post bail
Carmen posted a $15,000 bond, and like the other Valenzuelas before her, failed to appear for trial. Morgan's scorecard for case 4: 4.4 pounds seized, 2 Valenzuelas arrested, 1 Valenzuela dismissed, 1 bail jump. 2006 05, Robert Perry, Dirty Money, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 34:
Because wealthy defendants are better positioned to post bail or provide collateral, the American bail system has been criticized as being biased against the poor. 2010 May 18, David Andrew Schultz, Encyclopedia of the United States Constitution, Infobase Publishing, →ISBN, page 45:
When you post bail, and the case is over, the court system will take 30 percent of that bail which, in this example, will be $3,000 of the original 10 percent that you posted. Hence, you will get $7,000 back. 1996, Lee N. June, Matthew Parker, Men to Men: Perspectives of Sixteen African-American Christian Men, Harper Collins, →ISBN, page 201:
For example, if the police or court sets bail at $1,000, and a suspect owns a fancy watch worth at least that amount, the defendant may be able to use the watch to post bail. 2022 January 1, Paul Bergman, Sara J. Berman, The Criminal Law Handbook: Know Your Rights, Survive the System, Nolo, →ISBN:
es colgar (hang a notice in a conspicuous manner) · de anbringen (hang a notice in a conspicuous manner) · bg подрина достойнството (hold up to public blame or reproach) · bg компрометирам (hold up to public blame or reproach) · bg злепоставям (hold up to public blame or reproach) · bg подбивам името (hold up to public blame or reproach) · sv anslå (hang a notice in a conspicuous manner) · fi laittaa esille (hang a notice in a conspicuous manner) · ru приколо́ть (hang a notice in a conspicuous manner) · pl afiszować (hang a notice in a conspicuous manner) · sv skriva (hang a notice in a conspicuous manner) · fi ripustaa nähtäville (hang a notice in a conspicuous manner) · de anprangern (hold up to public blame or reproach) · tl magpaskil (hang a notice in a conspicuous manner) · ru прика́лывать (hang a notice in a conspicuous manner) · es fijar (hang a notice in a conspicuous manner) · ru выве́шивать (hang a notice in a conspicuous manner) · pl wywiesić (hang a notice in a conspicuous manner) · fr afficher (hang a notice in a conspicuous manner) · sv sätta upp (hang a notice in a conspicuous manner) · km បិទប្រកាស (hang a notice in a conspicuous manner) · eo afiŝi (hang a notice in a conspicuous manner) · bg подривам достойнството (hold up to public blame or reproach) · vi dán (hang a notice in a conspicuous manner) · sv spika (hang a notice in a conspicuous manner) · eo alglui (hang a notice in a conspicuous manner) · uk виві́шувати (hang a notice in a conspicuous manner) · bg зака́чам обя́ва (hang a notice in a conspicuous manner) · vi yết (hold up to public blame or reproach) · bg злепоставя (hold up to public blame or reproach) · ru вы́весить (hang a notice in a conspicuous manner) · bg подбия името (hold up to public blame or reproach)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep
Proto-Indo-European *-o
Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó
Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó
Proto-Italic *po
Proto-Indo-European *teḱ-
Proto-Indo-European *-éyti
Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf.
Proto-Indo-European *tḱey-
Proto-Indo-European *-né-
Proto-Indo-European *-ti
Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti
Proto-Italic *sinō
Proto-Italic *pozinō
Latin pōnō
Latin posita
Italian postader.
Middle French postebor.
English post
Borrowed from Middle French poste, from Italian posta (“stopping-place for coaches”), feminine of posto (“placed, situated”).
Meanings
(not-comparable) With the post, on post-horses; by a relay of horses (changing at every staging-post); hence, express, with speed, quickly.
We therefore determined to change Horses at the next Town and to travel Post the remainder of the Journey. 1790, Jane Austen, “Love and Freindship”, in Juvenilia:
In this posture were affairs at the inn when a gentleman arrived there post. 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC:
His highness comes post from Marseilles, c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene v]:
He prided himself on looking neat even when he was riding post. 1886 November 23, Rudyard Kipling, “The Arrest of Lieutenant Golightly”, in Plain Tales from the Hills, 2nd edition, Calcutta: Thacker, Spink and Co.; London: W. Thacker & Co., published 1888, →OCLC, pages 134–135:
de flugs (with the post, on post horses; express, with speed) · fi postitse (sent via the postal service) · bg скоростно (with the post, on post horses; express, with speed) · de schnurstracks (with the post, on post horses; express, with speed) · fi postitse (with the post, on post horses; express, with speed) · bg по пощата (sent via the postal service) · de postwendend (with the post, on post horses; express, with speed) · de auf postalischem Wege (sent via the postal service) · de per Post (sent via the postal service) · de geschwind (with the post, on post horses; express, with speed)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep
Proto-Indo-European *-o
Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó
Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó
Proto-Italic *po
Proto-Indo-European *teḱ-
Proto-Indo-European *-éyti
Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf.
Proto-Indo-European *tḱey-
Proto-Indo-European *-né-
Proto-Indo-European *-ti
Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti
Proto-Italic *sinō
Proto-Italic *pozinō
Latin pōnō
Latin posita
Italian postader.
Middle French postebor.
English post
Borrowed from Middle French poste, from Italian posta (“stopping-place for coaches”), feminine of posto (“placed, situated”).
Meanings
(obsolete) Each of a series of men stationed at specific places along a postroad, with responsibility for relaying letters and dispatches of the monarch (and later others) along the route.
(dated) A station, or one of a series of stations, established for the refreshment and accommodation of travellers on some recognized route.
a stage or railway post
A military base; the place at which a soldier or a body of troops is stationed; also, the troops at such a station.
September 6th.—The English mail of the 10th of July arrived to-day, and while Mr. Hart was at the Foreign Office engaged on business with Wan-se-ang and Hang-Ki, he received his Shang-hai letters, one of which contained the news of the recapture by the Imperial forces of the cities of Woo-tu and Nan-ching, two important rebel posts. 1865, David Field Rennie, M.D., Peking and the Pekingese, volume II, London: John Murray, page 42:
(historical) Someone who travels express along a set route carrying letters and dispatches; a courier.
I fear my Julia would not deign my lines,
Receiving them from such a worthless post. c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii], line 152:
in certain ſet places there be alwaies fresh Poſts, to carry that further which is brought unto them by the others 1599, George Abbot, Geography, or a Brief Description of the Whole World:
information was filtered through the counting-houses and warehouses of Antwerp; posts galloped along the roads of the Low Countries, while dispatches streamed through Calais, and were passed off the merchant galleys arriving in London from the Flanders ports. 2011, Thomas Penn, Winter King: Henry VII and the Dawn of Tudor England, Penguin, published 2012, page 199:
(Australia, India, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK) An organisation for delivering letters, parcels etc., or the service provided by such an organisation.
I take it too as an opportunity of sending you the fair copy of the poem on Dullness, which was not then finished, and which I should not care to hazard by the common post. 1707, Alexander Pope, Letter VII (to Mr. Wycherly), November 11
I sent a parcel via/by post.
(Australia, India, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK) A single delivery of letters; the letters or deliveries that make up a single batch delivered to one person or one address.
Royal Mail worker Evette Chapman gathered a team of 12 colleagues to deliver post in fancy dress and raise money for a nurses' charity and patients in Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton. 2020 November 18, “Stop & Examine”, in Rail, page 71:
A message posted in an electronic or Internet forum, or on a blog, etc.
Oli conceded defeat and, in a post on X Saturday, congratulated Shah. “Balen Babu, Congratulations to you for the victory! May your five-year tenure be smooth and successful—heartfelt best wishes!” 2026 March 11, Chad de Guzman, “Who Is Balendra Shah, the Rapper On Track to Become Nepal’s Next Prime Minister”, in TIME, archived from the original on 11 Mar 2026:
A moderate to deep passing route in which a receiver runs 10-20 yards from the line of scrimmage straight down the field, then cuts toward the middle of the field (towards the facing goalposts) at a 45-degree angle.
Two of the receivers ran post patterns.
(obsolete) Haste or speed, like that of a messenger or mail carrier.
And then in post he came from Mantua. c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iii], line 273:
(obsolete) One who has charge of a station, especially a postal station.
there he held the office of postmaster, or, as it was then called, post, for several years. 1858, John Gorham Palfrey, chapter IV, in History of New England, volume 1, page 136:
ps پوسته (method of delivering mail) · et post (method of delivering mail) · pt postagem (method of delivering mail) · ja カキコ (individual message in a forum — see also upload) · ff posta (method of delivering mail) · pdt Post (method of delivering mail) · de Beitrag (individual message in a forum — see also upload) · sv meddelande (individual message in a forum — see also upload) · lt paštas (method of delivering mail) · hy հանրագիր (individual message in a forum — see also upload) · pl wiadomość (individual message in a forum — see also upload) · de Post (individual message in a forum — see also upload) · km ប្រៃសណីយ៍ (method of delivering mail) · pl poczta (method of delivering mail) · sq postë (method of delivering mail) · ja 書き込み (individual message in a forum — see also upload) · alt мочто (method of delivering mail) · it posta (method of delivering mail) · he דואר \ דֹּאַר (method of delivering mail) · pl wypowiedź (individual message in a forum — see also upload) · ru по́чта (method of delivering mail) · sv inlägg (individual message in a forum — see also upload) · es correo (method of delivering mail) · ur بَرِید (method of delivering mail) · ar مَنْشوُر (individual message in a forum — see also upload) · fi postaus (individual message in a forum — see also upload) · uk повідо́млення (individual message in a forum — see also upload) · ka ფოსტა (method of delivering mail) · de Beitrog (individual message in a forum — see also upload) · uk по́шта (method of delivering mail) · ur ڈاک (method of delivering mail) · el ποστ (individual message in a forum — see also upload) · ar بَرِيد (method of delivering mail) · mk пошта (method of delivering mail) · ru пост (individual message in a forum — see also upload) · az yam (method of delivering mail) · fa پُسْت (method of delivering mail) · de Post (method of delivering mail) · hu poszt (individual message in a forum — see also upload) · mhn post (method of delivering mail) · ko 게시물 (individual message in a forum — see also upload) · de Biitrag (individual message in a forum — see also upload) · uk до́пис (individual message in a forum — see also upload) · ro post (individual message in a forum — see also upload) · sk pošta (method of delivering mail) · tg почта (method of delivering mail) · hu posta (method of delivering mail) · uk пост (individual message in a forum — see also upload) · ug پوچتا (method of delivering mail) · de Posten (station, outpost) · mi pōhi (method of delivering mail) · sv post (method of delivering mail) · ja 郵便 (method of delivering mail) · lo ໄປສະນີ (method of delivering mail) · nn post (method of delivering mail) · az paylaşım (individual message in a forum — see also upload) · pl post (individual message in a forum — see also upload) · is póstur (method of delivering mail) · cy {{t|1=cy|2=post|3=m}} (individual message in a forum — see also upload) · vi bưu chính (method of delivering mail) · zh 帖子 (individual message in a forum — see also upload) · tk poçta (method 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forum — see also upload) · tr posta (method of delivering mail) · ru сообще́ние (individual message in a forum — see also upload) · kmr berîde (method of delivering mail) · da post (method of delivering mail) · ar بُوسْت (individual message in a forum — see also upload) · es publicación (individual message in a forum — see also upload) · zh 郵件 /邮件 (method of delivering mail) · ps ډاګ (method of delivering mail) · am ደብዳቤ (method of delivering mail) · ru ста́нция (station, outpost) · pt correio (method of delivering mail) · hi चौकी (station, outpost) · bg по́ща (method of delivering mail) · fr message (individual message in a forum — see also upload) · nb post (method of delivering mail) · ca correu (method of delivering mail) · yi פּאָסט (method of delivering mail) · kmr posta (method of delivering mail) · tr paylaşım (individual message in a forum — see also upload) · ms pos (method of delivering mail) · fr billet (individual message in a forum — see also upload) · fi viesti (individual message in a forum — see also upload) · fa بَرید (method of delivering mail) · nl post (method of delivering mail) · es post (individual message in a forum — see also upload) · bg ста́нция (station, outpost) · uz pochta (method of delivering mail) · bg мне́ние (individual message in a forum — see also upload) · de Post (individual message in a forum — see also upload) · ko 우편 (method of delivering mail) · sl pošta (method of delivering mail) · ff 𞤨𞤮𞤧𞤼𞤢 (method of delivering mail) · mn шуудан (method of delivering mail) · ar بوسطة (method of delivering mail) · sh pȍšta (method of delivering mail) · ky почта (method of delivering mail) · ca post (individual message in a forum — see also upload) · ar بريد (method of delivering mail) · hy փոստ (method of delivering mail) · id kiriman (individual message in a forum — see also upload) · kk пошта (method of delivering mail) · fi posti (method of delivering mail) · th โพสต์ (individual message in a forum — see also upload) · ar بريد (method of delivering mail) · izh posti (method of delivering mail) · cs pošta (method of delivering mail) · sv post (station, outpost) · ga postáil (individual message in a forum — see also upload) · az poçta (method of delivering mail) · be по́шта (method of delivering mail) · de Post (individual message in a forum — see also upload) · pl wpis (individual message in a forum — see also upload) · eo afiŝo (individual message in a forum — see also upload)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep
Proto-Indo-European *-o
Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó
Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó
Proto-Italic *po
Proto-Indo-European *teḱ-
Proto-Indo-European *-éyti
Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf.
Proto-Indo-European *tḱey-
Proto-Indo-European *-né-
Proto-Indo-European *-ti
Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti
Proto-Italic *sinō
Proto-Italic *pozinō
Latin pōnō
Latin posita
Italian postader.
Middle French postebor.
English post
Borrowed from Middle French poste, from Italian posta (“stopping-place for coaches”), feminine of posto (“placed, situated”).
Meanings
To travel with relays of horses; to travel by post horses, originally as a courier.
Beyond Cologne we descended to the plain of Holland; and we resolved to post the remainder of our way […]. 1816 June – 1817 April/May (date written), [Mary Shelley], Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: […] [Macdonald and Son] for Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones, published 1 January 1818, →OCLC:
To travel quickly; to hurry.
Post speedily to my lord your husband. c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene vi], line 1:
thousand at his bidding speed,
And post o'er land and ocean without rest;
They also serve who only stand and wait. c. 1652, John Milton, "On His Blindness", line 13
(Australia, India, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK) To send (an item of mail etc.) through the postal service.
Mail items posted before 7.00pm within the Central Business District and before 5.00pm outside the Central Business District will be delivered the next working day.
(qualifier:horse-riding) To rise and sink in the saddle, in accordance with the motion of the horse, especially in trotting.
(Internet) To publish (a message) to a newsgroup, forum, blog, etc.
I couldn't figure it out, so I posted a question on the mailing list.
pt publicar (send to an electronic forum) · fi julkaista ((Internet) publish a message — see also upload) · sv skicka (send mail) · it postare (send to an electronic forum) · eo afiŝi ((Internet) publish a message — see also upload) · el αναρτώ (send to an electronic forum) · es enviar (por correo) (send mail) · yue 寄 (send mail) · vi gửi (send mail) · fi lähettää ((Internet) publish a message — see also upload) · ru посла́ть (send mail) · bg публикувам ((Internet) publish a message — see also upload) · ru по́стить (send to an electronic forum) · zh 貼 /贴 ((Internet) publish a message — see also upload) · sv lägga upp ((Internet) publish a message — see also upload) · ka აქვეყნებს ((Internet) publish a message — see also upload) · ru помести́ть сообще́ние ((Internet) publish a message — see also upload) · ru запости́ть ((Internet) publish a message — see also upload) · ka პოსტავს ((Internet) publish a message — see also upload) · sw posti (send to an electronic forum) · vi đăng (send to an electronic forum) · km ផ្ញើសំបុត្រ (send mail) · nl verzenden (send mail) · eo afiŝi (send to an electronic forum) · pl wysłać (send mail) · mk објави (send to an electronic forum) · ja 書き込む (send to an electronic forum) · de posten (send to an electronic forum) · sv posta ((Internet) publish a message — see also upload) · fi postata (send to an electronic forum) · mi tuku (send mail) · es publicar ((Internet) publish a message — see also upload) · sv skriva (send to an electronic forum) · th โพสต์ ((Internet) publish a message — see also upload) · sv posta (send to an electronic forum) · ka დაპოსტავს ((Internet) publish a message — see also upload) · ia postar (send mail) · nl posten (send mail) · zh 張貼 /张贴 ((Internet) publish a message — see also upload) · el δημοσιεύω (send to an electronic forum) · ms kirim (send mail) · vi gởi (send mail) · ru помеща́ть сообще́ние ((Internet) publish a message — see also upload) · es colgar (send to an electronic forum) · es colgar ((Internet) publish a message — see also upload) · nl op de post doen (send mail) · fi postata ((Internet) publish a message — see also upload) · nrf poster (send to an electronic forum) · bg пращам (send mail) · pt postar ((Internet) publish a message — see also upload) · de hochladen (send to an electronic forum) · sv skriva ((Internet) publish a message — see also upload) · pt publicar (send mail) · uk публікува́ти до́пис ((Internet) publish a message — see also upload) · sv posta (send mail) · no legge ut ((Internet) publish a message — see also upload) · fr poster (send mail) · mi tuku (send to an electronic forum) · ru запо́стить (send to an electronic forum) · ru по́стить ((Internet) publish a message — see also upload) · pt postar (send mail) · ia postar ((Internet) publish a message — see also upload) · ru пости́ть ((Internet) publish a message — see also upload) · pl publikować (send to an electronic forum) · uk допи́сувати (send to an electronic forum) · pl wysyłać (send mail) · fi postittaa (send mail) · es postear (send to an electronic forum) · de schicken (send mail) · zh 寄 (send mail) · fi lähettää (send mail) · ru посыла́ть (send mail) · ga postáil (send to an electronic forum) · de posten ((Internet) publish a message — see also upload) · it pubblicare (send to an electronic forum) · ms kirim ((Internet) publish a message — see also upload) · fr poster (send to an electronic forum) · zh 發 /发 (send mail) · pl opublikować (send to an electronic forum) · mi pōhi (send mail) · sv skicka (send to an electronic forum) · uk роби́ти до́пис (send to an electronic forum) · sv skicka ((Internet) publish a message — see also upload) · pl postować (send to an electronic forum) · fr publier ((Internet) publish a message — see also upload) · nl versturen (send mail) · ia postar (send to an electronic forum) · bg по́ствам (send to an electronic forum) · zh PO (pho͘) ((Internet) publish a message — see also upload) · vi đăng ((Internet) publish a message — see also upload) · fr poster ((Internet) publish a message — see also upload) · hu felad (send mail) · zh PO (pō) ((Internet) publish a message — see also upload) · hu elküld (send mail) · ka გამოაქვეყნებს ((Internet) publish a message — see also upload) · es postear ((Internet) publish a message — see also upload) · ar نَشَرَ ((Internet) publish a message — see also upload) · el ταχυδρομώ (send mail) · es publicar (send to an electronic forum) · fr mettre à la poste (send mail) · ar نشر ((Internet) publish a message — see also upload) · is pósta ((Internet) publish a message — see also upload) · pt postar (send to an electronic forum)
From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away. 2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 52:
An appointed position in an organization, job.
As hard as this may seem for some people to understand, my adamant stand in favor of President Clinton leaving his post was not personal. 2005, Jesse Helms, “Bill Clinton”, in Here's Where I Stand: A Memoir, New York: Random House, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 198:
She was Nicolas Sarkozy's pin-up for diversity, the first Muslim woman with north African parents to hold a major French government post. But Rachida Dati has now turned on her own party elite with such ferocity that some have suggested she should be expelled from the president's ruling party. 2011 December 14, Angelique Chrisafis, “Rachida Dati accuses French PM of sexism and elitism”, in Guardian:
uk поса́да (appointed position in an organization) · mnc ᡴᠠᡵᡠᠨ (assigned station) · el θέση (assigned station) · de Stelle (assigned station) · ka პოსტი (appointed position in an organization) · pt posto (assigned station) · pt posto (appointed position in an organization) · fr poste (assigned station) · bg пост (assigned station) · fi posti (appointed position in an organization) · de Posten (appointed position in an organization) · sv postering (assigned station) · de Stelle (appointed position in an organization) · ru пост (assigned station) · km តំណែង (appointed position in an organization) · pt função (appointed position in an organization) · mi putaanga (assigned station) · bg пост (appointed position in an organization) · sv vaktpost (assigned station) · th ตำแหน่ง (appointed position in an organization) · be пост (appointed position in an organization) · de Posten (assigned station) · uk пост (assigned station) · pt cargo (appointed position in an organization) · fi toimi (appointed position in an organization) · mn харуулын газар (assigned station) · lo ຕຳແໜ່ງ (appointed position in an organization) · sv post (assigned station) · ru до́лжность (appointed position in an organization) · mnc ᡴᠠᡵᡠᠨ ᡳ ᠪᠠ (assigned station) · et punkt (assigned station) · mn харуул (appointed position in an organization) · mk должност (appointed position in an organization) · pl posada (appointed position in an organization) · ms jawatan (appointed position in an organization) · be пост (assigned station) · fi piste (assigned station) · hi नियुक्ति (appointed position in an organization) · mn ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠯ (appointed position in an organization) · sv kur (assigned station) · da post (assigned station) · mnc ᡴᠠᡵᡠᠨ (appointed position in an organization) · eo posteno (assigned station) · uk пост (appointed position in an organization) · fi vartiopaikka (assigned station) · sv vaktkur (assigned station) · bg длъ́жност (appointed position in an organization) · ru пост (appointed position in an organization) · ka თანამდებობა (appointed position in an organization) · be паса́да (appointed position in an organization) · mn ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠯ ᠤᠨ ᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ (assigned station) · id pos (assigned station)
To enter (a name) on a list, as for service, promotion, etc.
To assign to a station; to set; to place.
Post a sentinel in front of the door.
[I]t might be to obtain a ship for a lieutenant that had passed as master and commander, or to get him "posted"— […] 1839 September, Thomas De Quincey, “Early Memorials of Grasmere”, in Autobiographic Sketches: With Recollections of the Lakes (De Quincey’s Works; II), London: James Hogg & Sons, →OCLC, page 116:
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Translations (5)
de postieren (assign to a station) · grc προστάσσω (assign to a station) · hi नियुक्ति (assign to a station) · es postar (assign to a station) · bg поставям на пост (assign to a station)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *pós
Proto-Indo-European *-ti
Proto-Indo-European *pósti
Proto-Italic *posti
Old Latin poste
Latin postlbor.
English post
Learned borrowing from Latin post.
Meanings
Synonym of after, particularly used with historical dating.
Lew reckons he had three options for the cash-cow which was Premier post the Coles sale. 2008, Matthew Stevens, “Lew pressured to reveal what he knows”, in The Australian:
One of the most appealing things for me about Barack Obama has always been that he comes post the post-60s generation. 2008, Michael Tomasky, “Obama cannot let the right cast him in that 60s show”, in The Guardian:
The chronicle mentions the defenestration of the local bishop, indicating a composition sometime post 1327.
Admittedly many of these can be fixed in post, but this may limit your flexibility in other areas. 2013, Bruce Mamer, Film Production Technique: Creating the Accomplished Image: