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to pose

to pose

109 3.8
To hold a position for a picture
  • verb
  • /poʊz/
translation icon : posar
  • During the photo shoot, she had to pose in various positions to highlight the dress.
  • pose for a picture
  • pose in the studio
  • pose for the camera

But yeah, I'm going to pose right here in my closet.

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Examples

  • How long do I have to pose like this?

    Madagascar (2005)

  • Jonah, tell me... how did you convince Mira and her kid sister to pose for those photos?

    Eulogy (2020)

  • I had an artist friend who asked me to pose for him.

    Good Mythical Morning

  • Pose for me one more time.

    Shooting Stars (2023)

  • I'll pose for you if you take me to Little Italy for dinner.

    Stuck on You! (1982)

  • People wearing costumes pose for a picture and talk to a child standing to the side watching.

    Academic text (1999)

  • I wonder if she posed for that painting.

    Poison Ivy (1992)

  • Mrs. Pendleton had a camera ready, and she insisted we pose before the fireplace.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • You may enjoy dressing up in period costume to pose for tintype photographs in the nearby photo studio.

    Academic text (1995)

  • His body steadies, and he suddenly poses like a bodybuilder and flexes every muscle.

    Fiction book (1991)

Synonyms

to sit
vsto pose
77 5.9

To pose and remain still so an artist can make your portrait

is taking any position, not limited to sitting
to model
vsto pose
67 4.1

To show clothes by standing or moving for photos

is the general act of taking a position, not specifically a job
to assume the position
vsto pose
6 7.6

To stand or sit as someone in charge orders

is a voluntary artistic positioning rather than an ordered safety stance
to posture
vsto pose
1 4.3

To hold your body in a particular position for a picture

is the more usual verb used by artists and photographers

Antonyms

to relax
∞ 1.0

To feel less nervous and more calm

Phrasal Verbs

to pose a riddle
5.8

Give a puzzling question for other people to solve

How Staged

model
368 3.9
to pose
109 3.8
to sit
77 5.9
to stand
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

pose infinitive
posed past
posed past participle
posing present participle
poses third person singular

Etymology

Pose comes from the old French poser and the Latin ponere, meaning 'to put' or 'place'. To pose for a photo or sculpture is to 'place' your body in a particular position for the artist.