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Definition of post verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

post

verb
 
 
/pəʊst/
 
/pəʊst/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they post
 
/pəʊst/
 
/pəʊst/
he / she / it posts
 
/pəʊsts/
 
/pəʊsts/
past simple posted
 
/ˈpəʊstɪd/
 
/ˈpəʊstɪd/
past participle posted
 
/ˈpəʊstɪd/
 
/ˈpəʊstɪd/
-ing form posting
 
/ˈpəʊstɪŋ/
 
/ˈpəʊstɪŋ/
Idioms
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    letters

  1.  
     (British English)
    (North American English mail)
    [transitive] to send a letter, etc. to somebody by post
    • post something The cost of posting a letter has gone up again.
    • post something off Have you posted off your order yet?
    • post something to somebody Is it OK if I post the documents to you next week?
    • post somebody something Is it OK if I post you the documents next week?
    compare mail
  2.  
     (British English)
    (North American English mail)
    [transitive] post something to put a letter, etc. into a postbox
    • Could you post this letter for me?
    British/American post / mailpost / mailNouns
    • In British English the official system used for sending and delivering letters, parcels/​packages, etc. is usually called the post. In North American English it is usually called the mail:
      • I’ll put an application form in the post/​mail for you today.
      • Send your fee by post/​mail to this address.
      Mail is sometimes used in British English in such expressions as
      • the Royal Mail.
      Post occurs in North American English in such expressions as
      • the US Postal Service.
    • In British English post is also used to mean the letters, parcels/​packages, etc. that are delivered to you. Mail is the usual word in North American English and is sometimes also used in British English:
      • Was there any post/​mail this morning?
      • I sat down to open my post/​mail.
    Verbs
    • Compare:
      • I’ll post the letter when I go out.
      (British English) and
      • I’ll mail the letter when I go out.
      (North American English)
    Compounds
    • Note these words: postman (British English), mailman/mail carrier (both North American English); postbox (British English), mailbox (North American English) Some compounds are used in both British English and North American English: post office, postcard, mail order.
    3.

    something through hole

  3. [transitive] post something + adv./prep. to put something through a hole into a container
    • Let yourself out and post the keys through the letter box.
    4.

    give information

  4.  
     [transitive, intransitive] to put information or pictures on a website
    • post something on something More details will be posted on the website tomorrow.
    • post something Many thanks to all who have posted comments.
    • I'll post some pictures when I get back.
    • to post a video/photo/message/link
    • post on something The photos have been provided by fans who post on the message board.
    • I’ve been posting now and again at ‘British Moneymaker’.
    see also cross postTopics Phones, email and the interneta2
  5. [transitive] (especially North American English) to announce something publicly or officially, especially financial information or a warning
    • post something The company posted a $1.1 billion loss.
    • A snow warning was posted for Ohio.
    • be posted + adj. The aircraft and its crew were posted missing.
    6.

    somebody for job

  6. [transitive, usually passive] to send somebody to a place for a period of time as part of their job
    • be posted + adv./prep. She's been posted to Washington for two years.
    • Most of our employees get posted abroad at some stage.
    • Balden was later posted to Luqa as station commander.
    7.

    soldier/guard

  7. [transitive, usually passive] to put somebody, especially a soldier, in a particular place so that they can guard a building or area
    • be posted + adv./prep. Guards have been posted along the border.
    • A police officer was posted outside the door to make sure the suspect didn’t leave the building.
    8.

    public notice

  8. [transitive, often passive] to put a notice, etc. in a public place so that people can see it synonym display
    • be posted + adv./prep. A copy of the letter was posted on the noticeboard.
    see also fly-post

    9. pay money to court

  9. [transitive] post bail/(a) bond (especially North American English) to pay money to a court so that a person accused of a crime can go free until their trial
    • She was released after posting $100 cash bond and her driver's license.
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    10. Word Originverb senses 6 to 7 Old English, from Latin postis ‘doorpost’, later ‘rod, beam’, probably reinforced in Middle English by Old French post ‘pillar, beam’ and Middle Dutch, Middle Low German post ‘doorpost’. verb senses 1 to 3 and keep somebody posted (about/​on something). early 16th cent. (referring to couriers who carried mail on horseback between fixed stages): from French poste, from Italian posta, from a contraction of Latin posita, feminine past participle of ponere ‘to place’. verb senses 4 to 5 mid 16th cent.: from French poste, from Italian posto, from a contraction of popular Latin positum, neuter past participle of ponere ‘to place’.
Idioms
keep somebody posted (about/on something)
  1. to regularly give somebody the most recent information about something and how it is developing
    • I’ll keep you posted on his progress.
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