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to post

to post

127 1.0
To send a letter or package to someone by mail
  • verb
  • /poʊst/
  • UK
translation icon : enviar por correo
  • Then, students, parents, or teachers can save, print, or post the notes to a website for future reference.

Examples

  • Then a group of schoolchildren went from district to district to post the packages.

    Academic text (2010)
  • I need you to post this thing for me.

  • I'll try to post notes soon on this.

  • I crossed the road, went home, and posted the application that day.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • So if I didn't get to your questions, post them below.

  • Don't post that until tomorrow.

  • Using digital cameras, the fifth-graders document Ms. Brown's visit and post it on a website.

    Academic text (2006)
  • I need to post this package before the deadline closes.

  • She asked me to post the letter to her friend in Canada.

  • Make sure to post your application by the end of the month.

Synonyms

to send
vsto post
1.0

Make a letter, package, or email go to another person

involves using delivery or mailing channels rather than any generic transfer
to send out
vsto post
376 1.8

Cause something to go to other people or places

is about sending individual items by delivery channels, not only bulk dispatch
to ship
vsto post
347 1.1

To send goods to another place, often by truck, plane or boat

covers any sending method including simple postal delivery, not only commercial transport
to mail
vsto post
247 1.0

To send letters and packages by the postal service

is the act of sending items to another place by any method
to send in
vsto post
241 2.3

To give something to an organization by mail or email

is broader sending to any recipient, not only to organizations for submission
to ship out
vsto post
20 3.5

To send goods to customers by mail or truck

is the general act of sending items, not only commercial order fulfilment
to convey
vsto post
18 3.5

To take people or things from one place to another

is about sending items through delivery channels rather than simply carrying them
to express
vsto post
9 3.3

To send something by a fast delivery service

is routine sending that may use normal delivery speed rather than faster services
to send off
vsto post
9 2.9

To post or email something to another place

focuses on sending through delivery systems rather than only assigning destinations
to mail out
vsto post
6 3.0

To send things by mail to many people

is general sending, not limited to bulk or group distribution
to send away
vsto post
6 1.9

Make something go to another place by post

is specifically about moving items via delivery or mailing routes
to telegraph
vsto post
  • Archaic
5 6.4

To send a message over long wires using electric signals

refers to physical item transmission through delivery or mailing systems rather than electronic signals
to consign
vsto post
  • Specialized
1 6.8

Send goods to a person or shop, often for sale

is general transmission by delivery services rather than formal commercial transfer
to airmail
vsto post
1 2.8

To send letters or packages by plane so they arrive faster

is general sending by any route, not restricted to air transport
to pouch
vsto post
  • Formal
1 9.1

To send papers by a special official mail service for secure delivery

is ordinary sending and does not imply special secure diplomatic channels

Antonyms

1.0

To get something that someone gives you

210 5.1

Refuse to give something someone wants or needs

Idioms

5 1.0

Sent or received by mail

dumb as a post
  • Offensive
3 9.9

Very slow to understand or react

2 8.6

Unable to hear anything at all

1 7.4

Get sent to many different places by other people without getting help

8.4

Send something as soon as possible by the next post

8.0

Fail to keep up from the start while others move ahead

Move quickly from place to place trying to solve many urgent problems

A person who is moved from one person or office to another without getting help

Phrasal Verbs

Beat someone at the very last moment in a contest

9.4

Share a photo of yourself after getting a vaccine to show you got it

Compounds

141 1.0

A building where people send and collect mail and buy stamps

command post
  • Jargon
27 5.3

A place where a military leader directs soldiers during an operation

24 1.0

A public place where people send and pick up letters and parcels

19 2.5

A small piece of paper with a sticky strip on the back to hold notes for a short time

12 3.6

Happening after an election

post-production
  • Specialized
9 3.8

Editing and adding effects to film, video, or audio after recording ends

A numbered box at a post office where you collect your mail

7 3.7

A small store in a remote place where people buy or sell goods

A high place where people watch a wide area, usually for military use

A place where soldiers live and work to defend an area

ex post facto
  • Formal
4 9.9

Applies to actions that happened before a law or decision was made

post-mortem
  • Specialized
3 5.8

A medical examination of a dead body to find how the person died

post-mortem
  • Jargon
3 6.5

A meeting after an event to find what went wrong and how to improve

A nearby place where people send and receive letters and packages

hitching post
  • Archaic
2 6.2

A post with a ring used to tie a horse outside

post doc
  • Specialized
2 5.6

A research grant that helps a researcher work after finishing a PhD

post-processing
  • Specialized
1 4.4

Editing or finishing things like photos and objects after they are made to improve quality

1 3.4

The goalpost farthest from a player where attackers try to score

newel post
  • Specialized
1 8.1

A strong upright support at the top or bottom of a staircase that holds the handrail

whipping post
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A post where people are tied and others whip them in public as punishment

1 2.8

A hole dug in the ground to hold a fence post

post mortem
  • Jargon
1 6.0

A meeting after a project or event to discuss what went well and how to improve

post office
  • Archaic
1 8.5

A party game where children pretend to deliver letters and give kisses

A government service that delivers letters and packages across the United States

1 4.6

A vertical post at the corner of a building that supports the walls

1 3.5

A mail service for sending packages instead of letters

post hoc
  • Formal
1 9.9

An idea that one event caused another just because it happened first

post hoc
  • Specialized
1 9.1

An analysis done after a study to check unexpected results, not to confirm them

1 1.0

A card sent by mail without an envelope, often with a picture on one side

post chaise
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A closed, four-wheeled carriage pulled by horses, used in the past to carry people and mail

Believing that one event caused another just because it happened earlier

A tool with two blades for digging deep narrow holes to put posts in

A number used to receive mail at a post office box

Happening after medical care to help recovery

Care or action people get after a medical procedure to help recovery

A government service that delivers letters and packages across the United States

ex-post evaluation
  • Specialized
7.0

A review of a project after it ends to see its results

Fakebook post
  • Texting
9.2

A social media message that copies and makes fun of typical Facebook posts

An important stop that helps people or goods move forward

king post
  • Specialized
8.8

A vertical post in the middle of a triangular roof frame that supports the beam

A place with instruments that records weather data

A place in another country where religious workers live and help with education and health

A strong post in the ground that a gate swings on

queen post
  • Specialized
9.0

A vertical support between the main roof beams that holds the middle of the roof

A mail service that records, insures, and tracks letters or packages

return of post
  • Archaic
8.5

A reply by mail sent on the next delivery

post horn
  • Archaic
9.9

A small brass instrument like a trumpet that coach drivers use to signal when a coach arrives or leaves

post horse
  • Archaic
9.9

A horse kept at an inn for travelers or mail carriers to ride

post house
  • Archaic
9.9

An old inn where travelers stop to rest and change horses

post and lintel
  • Specialized
6.5

A structure with two upright supports holding a horizontal beam

post exchange
  • Jargon
6.4

A store on an army base where soldiers and their families buy goods

The time from noon to midnight

8.7

A small tree with strong wood that does not rot easily, used for fence posts

post road
  • Archaic
8.6

A road used for carrying mail in the past

8.6

A consonant sound made with the tongue just behind the top front teeth, like the 'sh' in shoe

The time after a military takeover

A time when you feel low and lose motivation after a holiday ends

post-holiday slump
  • Literature
4.2

A drop in shopping and sales after a major holiday season

post-horse
  • Archaic
9.9

A horse kept at an inn for hire to travelers or by mail carriers

A style of painting that uses bright colours and simple shapes to show feeling and order

post-kinetic effect
  • Specialized
9.9

A change in the body that happens after physical activity like exercise

post-menopause
  • Specialized
6.0

The time after a woman's monthly periods stop

4.8

Cutting open a dead body to find the cause of death

A careful review of a project or incident to learn what went wrong and improve

9.9

A loan you pay back from an expected inheritance after someone dies

9.4

A slow eye movement after spinning stops that goes opposite the spin direction

powder-post beetle
  • Specialized
9.4

A small insect whose young eat wood and leave fine dust

powder-post damage
  • Specialized
9.9

Wood damage caused by small beetles that leave fine dust and make it weak

powder-post termite
  • Specialized
9.8

A small insect that bores into dry wood in houses and leaves powdery dust

A post set in the ground that a gate turns around when it opens

A tall pole that holds telephone or telegraph wires

shutting post
  • Specialized
9.1

A post that a gate closes against

The first message that begins a discussion thread online

How Fast

to airmail
1 2.8
to post
  • UK
127 1.0
to ship
347 1.1

Surface Forms

post infinitive
posted past
posted past participle
posting present participle
posts third person singular

Etymology

Post (to send by mail) comes from the same postal 'post' system of stations used to carry letters, so to post a letter is to send it through that mail network.