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to pose

to pose

339 3.4
To present a question or problem for people to think about
  • verb
  • /poʊz/
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  • I mean, Casey recently said that TikTok poses an existential threat to YouTube.
  • pose a question
  • pose a problem
  • pose a challenge

This should be something that poses a problem for us.

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Examples

  • Do these applications or the development of these robots pose any issues?

  • So rising sea levels pose a clear and present threat.

  • We have so many things that pose risk to us on a given day.

  • Had you ever thought about the questions posed in Question 1 before just now?

    Academic text (2017)
  • I wanted to start really by posing a question.

  • So the challenge that Glaucon poses to you is the following.

  • Well, the question he does pose is... if God created the world, how do we know what things we can change, and what things must remain sacred and inviolable?

  • The return of the Taliban to Afghanistan would pose a major threat to India's security.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Finding the population from which to select a sample posed several methodological and logistical difficulties.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The teacher posed a difficult question for the students to discuss during class.

Synonyms

to present
vsto pose
2.8

Introduce information or ideas to a group

offers an idea as a question or possibility for people to think about
to put forward
vsto pose
65 3.2

To suggest an idea or plan for others to consider

offers a question or problem meant specifically to be considered

Antonyms

1.0

Choose not to pay attention to someone or something

332 3.0

To refuse to accept an idea or claim

Phrasal Verbs

Give a puzzling question for other people to solve

How Challenging

to formulate
59 4.5
to raise
3.2
to pose
339 3.4
to present
2.8
to ask
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'. So to pose a question is to 'put' a problem or idea before people to think about.