to post
- verb
- /poʊst/
- The chief of staff ordered first-class field officers to be posted at the headquarters in the territories.
- guards were posted
Examples
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The commander decided to post additional troops along the border for security.
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Send the second team down to the basement, and post two officers outside.
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So you agree with my decision to post some men there?
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If they posted me to the dark side of the moon, I could not be more... isolated.
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Post Harry at the hatch and give us exactly 60 seconds.
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I'll post officers outside who'll keep watch around the clock.
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There's six guards posted during the day.
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Robert, he's my boyfriend, has just been posted to Afghanistan.
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The 24th Infantry had returned from the Philippines and was now posted in Houston, Texas.
Academic text (1999) -
Sharon was posted in Iraq as part of our covert operations during the Gulf War.
Synonyms
Make someone go to a place, often for work or as punishment
To put something in a particular position or job
Give someone a specific task, duty, or position of responsibility
To officially choose someone for a job or position
To send someone to a place to do duty or work
To assign someone to a specific job for a short time
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Get sent to many different places by other people without getting help
- Informal
Move quickly from place to place trying to solve many urgent problems
- Informal
A person who is moved from one person or office to another without getting help
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
A small piece of paper with a sticky strip on the back to hold notes for a short time
- Specialized
Editing and adding effects to film, video, or audio after recording ends
- Specialized
Editing or finishing things like photos and objects after they are made to improve quality
- Specialized
A strong upright support at the top or bottom of a staircase that holds the handrail
- Offensive
A post where people are tied and others whip them in public as punishment
- Jargon
A meeting after a project or event to discuss what went well and how to improve
A government service that delivers letters and packages across the United States
- Specialized
An analysis done after a study to check unexpected results, not to confirm them
- Archaic
A closed, four-wheeled carriage pulled by horses, used in the past to carry people and mail
- Formal
Believing that one event caused another just because it happened earlier
- Formal
A government service that delivers letters and packages across the United States
- Texting
A social media message that copies and makes fun of typical Facebook posts
- Specialized
A vertical post in the middle of a triangular roof frame that supports the beam
A place in another country where religious workers live and help with education and health
- Specialized
A vertical support between the main roof beams that holds the middle of the roof
- Archaic
A small brass instrument like a trumpet that coach drivers use to signal when a coach arrives or leaves
- Specialized
A consonant sound made with the tongue just behind the top front teeth, like the 'sh' in shoe
A style of painting that uses bright colours and simple shapes to show feeling and order
- Specialized
A change in the body that happens after physical activity like exercise
- Jargon
A careful review of a project or incident to learn what went wrong and improve
- Specialized
A slow eye movement after spinning stops that goes opposite the spin direction
- Specialized
Wood damage caused by small beetles that leave fine dust and make it weak
- Specialized
A small insect that bores into dry wood in houses and leaves powdery dust
How Senior
Surface Forms
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.