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To assume a particular position, especially in order to be photographed, painted, or drawn
“I asked her to pose with her eyes open and to look at me, while my vivid, colored pencils moved across the paper.”
To place in a particular position or arrangement, for the sake of effect
“Pose the items neatly in a presentable manner before taking a photo to use for your listing.”
To behave affectedly, especially in order to impress others
“They could not endure that this neutral land should arrogantly pose as a global power.”
To put forward for consideration
“We, the electorate, now have the opportunity to pose questions and raise the political debate on this issue.”
To lead to a possible, and typically undesirable, outcome or state
“Therapists often have a duty to warn and protect in cases of clients who may pose a danger to others.”
To confound or perplex someone
“Pose him with a question, and he would laboriously advance reasons for and against in his swollen-throated, rather difficult, speech.”
To make a false show or pretense of
To conceal or disguise one's true feelings or beliefs
To advise as the best course or choice
To arrange or set in some sort of order
To assume or consider that something is true or correct
Plural for a way of standing or sitting, especially in order to be photographed, painted, or drawn
“He's photographed in a graceful pose of dance, his facial expression and gesticulations unmistakably feminine.”
Plural for a particular way of behaving, especially to impress or to give a false impression
“When you don't know what you're doing, it's usually best to adopt the pose of masterful inactivity and do nothing.”
Plural for a common cold (illness)
Plural for a habitual gesture or way of speaking or behaving
Plural for a firmly held opinion
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