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English

Pronunciation
italbrac|RP IPA|/p��st/, SAMPA|/p@Ust/
italbrac|US AHD|p�st, IPA|/po�st/, SAMPA|/poUst/
audio|en-us-post.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|��st

Etymology
From OE. and OF. post, from L. postis.

Noun
en-noun

1. A long dowel (or plank) protruding from the ground; a fence post; a light post.
2. An assigned station; a guard post.
3. A location on a basketball court near the basket.
4. A particular method of sending mail; sent via post.
5. construction : a stud; a two-by-four.
6. (vocal music, esp. a cappella): a prolonged final melody note, among moving harmony notes.
7. A pole in a battery

Translations
Danish: post c
Spanish: poste m, estaca f
Lithuanian: paštas

Verb
en-verb

1. To hang a notice in a conspicuous manner for general review.

#:Post no bills.

1. To send mail.

#: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.

1. internet To send a message to a Usenet newsgroup or to a mailing list; to save a message on a blog.

#:I couldn't figure it out so I posted a question on Usenet.

1. poker To pay a blind

#:Since Jim was new to the game, he had to post $4 in order to receive a hand.

Translations
trreq|Hebrew

Adverb
en-adv|-

1. with the post, on post-horses, with speed
2. sent via the postal service

Derived terms
fencepost
outpost
post-haste
post-horse
post-house
post-rider
post office

Anagrams
opts
pots
spot
stop
tops

See also
post-
POST

Croatian

Noun
post m

1. fasting

Category:Croatian nouns

Dutch

Noun
nl-noun|g=m

1. mail
2. mail office
3. location or station, when a soldier is op post, he is where he is supposed to be.

Derived terms
postzegel

Esperanto

Etymology
Latin post

Preposition
post

1. after

Category:Esperanto BRO1
Category:Esperanto prepositions

Irish

Noun
post m

1. job
2. post

Declension
ga noun m1|p|ost|oist
Category:Irish nouns

Kurdish

Noun
post m

1. skin

Category:Kurdish language

Latin

Adverb
post

1. behind, afterwards, after

Preposition
post + accusative

1. behind (in space), after (in time), subordinate to (in rank)

Category:Latin prepositions

Polish

Noun
post

1. fast

Category:Polish nouns

Swedish

Pronunciation
audio|Sv-post.ogg|audio

Noun
post c
sv-noun-reg-er|definitions=3-5

1. postal office; an organization delivering mail and parcels
2. (mass noun) mail; collectively for things sent through a post office
3. item of a list or on an agenda
4. #English|post; an assigned station
5. position to which someone may be assigned or elected

#:Posten som ordförande i idrottsföreningen är vakant. = The position as chairman in the sports association is free.

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