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to post

to post

145 4.2
To assign someone to a place or job as part of their work
  • verb
  • /poʊst/
translation icon : destinar a
  • The chief of staff ordered first-class field officers to be posted at the headquarters in the territories.
  • guards were posted

Examples

Synonyms

to send
vsto post
1.0

Make someone go to a place, often for work or as punishment

implies assignment to a role or duty rather than just physical movement
to place
vsto post
1.0

To put something in a particular position or job

is more focused on work roles and duties rather than general positioning
to assign
vsto post
487 2.7

Give someone a specific task, duty, or position of responsibility

focuses more on placing people into jobs or places rather than giving tasks
to name
vsto post
  • Formal
456 2.8

To officially choose someone for a job or position

is less formal and covers routine placement rather than ceremonial approval
to station
vsto post
154 3.6

To send someone to a place to do duty or work

is broader and covers placing someone in roles or duties not only locations
to detail
vsto post
  • Formal
8 5.9

To assign someone to a specific job for a short time

is normally permanent or regular duty rather than short temporary tasks

Antonyms

70 3.3

To remove someone from their job

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 Senior

to promote
182 2.9
to appoint
  • Formal
580 3.2
to post
145 4.2
to place
1.0

Surface Forms

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

Etymology

Post (to assign someone) comes from placing a person at a 'post' or station, so to post someone is to send them to a particular place or job.