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pose

/poʊz/noun, verb1 syllable

Pose means: be a mystery or bewildering to.

Synonyms for pose30

noun, as in a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

affectation, mannerism, affectedness

noun, as in affected manners intended to impress others

airs

verb, as in be a mystery or bewildering to

perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound

verb, as in put into a certain place or abstract location

put, set, place, position, lay

verb, as in assume a posture as for artistic purposes

model, sit, posture

verb, as in pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions

impersonate, personate

verb, as in offer for others to consider

present

verb, as in behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others

posture

What does pose mean?9

verb

1

be a mystery or bewildering to“This beats me!”

2

put into a certain place or abstract location“Put your things here”

3

assume a posture as for artistic purposes“We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often”

4

pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions“She posed as the Czar's daughter”

5

offer for others to consider“This poses an interesting question”

6

behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others“Don't pay any attention to him — he is always posing to impress his peers!”

noun

1

a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

2

affected manners intended to impress others“don't put on airs with me”

3

a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with pose?34

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All 34 rhymes for pose, grouped by syllable

Pose in a sentence

  • When you pose a question, you expect an answer.CM
  • He only takes candid pictures, so he doesn't ask people to pose.Eldad
  • Most centipedes pose little harm to humans, but some have venomous bites.Amastan
  • Space debris, like old satellites, can pose a hazard to future space missions.Igider
  • This generous offer may be a mere pose.unknown
  • The most successful scientists are those who pose the right questions.darinmex
  • What kind of threat do terrorists really pose?CK
  • People who immigrated here pose no threat to you.rul

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of pose

as a noun

plural
poses

as a verb

past tense
posed
present participle
posing
third-person singular
poses
past participle
posed