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to post

to post

47 4.2
To assign someone to a place or job as part of their work
  • verb
  • /poʊst/
: 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
361 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
249 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
145 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
7 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

87 3.3

To remove someone from their job

Idioms

131 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

1 8.4

Send something as soon as possible by the next post

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

8.0

Fail to keep up from the start while others move ahead

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

126 1.0

A building where people send and collect mail and buy stamps

50 1.0

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

command post
  • Jargon
30 5.3

A place where a military leader directs soldiers during an operation

28 2.5

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

26 3.6

Happening after an election

post-mortem
  • Specialized
19 5.8

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

13 3.7

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

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

post-production
  • Specialized
11 3.8

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

8 1.0

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

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

post doc
  • Specialized
5 5.6

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

ex post facto
  • Formal
4 9.9

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

A place where soldiers live and work to defend an area

post hoc
  • Formal
4 9.9

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

post-processing
  • Specialized
3 4.4

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

post-mortem
  • Jargon
2 6.5

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

hitching post
  • Archaic
2 6.2

A post with a ring used to tie a horse outside

A nearby place where people send and receive letters and packages

whipping post
  • Offensive
2 9.9

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

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

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

newel post
  • Specialized
1 8.1

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

Believing that one event caused another just because it happened earlier

1 2.8

A hole dug in the ground to hold a fence post

1 3.5

A mail service for sending packages instead of letters

1 3.4

The goalpost farthest from a player where attackers try to score

A number used to receive mail at a post office box

post mortem
  • Jargon
1 6.0

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

1 4.6

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

post road
  • Archaic
1 8.6

A road used for carrying mail in the past

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

Happening after medical care to help recovery

post office
  • Archaic
1 8.5

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

post-menopause
  • Specialized
1 6.0

The time after a woman's monthly periods stop

post hoc
  • Specialized
1 9.1

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

post horn
  • Archaic
1 9.9

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

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

1 4.8

Cutting open a dead body to find the cause of death

1 3.4

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

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

1 8.7

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

post chaise
  • Archaic
1 9.9

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

The first message that begins a discussion thread online

post exchange
  • Jargon
1 6.4

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

post house
  • Archaic
1 9.9

An old inn where travelers stop to rest and change horses

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

post and lintel
  • Specialized
1 6.5

A structure with two upright supports holding a horizontal beam

ex-post evaluation
  • Specialized
1 7.0

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

return of post
  • Archaic
1 8.5

A reply by mail sent on the next delivery

post horse
  • Archaic
1 9.9

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

starting post
  • Texting
1 4.1

A post that marks where a race begins, often for horses

king post
  • Specialized
1 8.8

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

A tall pole that holds telephone or telegraph wires

1 7.9

A strong post in the ground that a gate swings on

powder-post beetle
  • Specialized
1 9.4

A small insect whose young eat wood and leave fine dust

An important stop that helps people or goods move forward

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

The time after a military takeover

Fakebook post
  • Texting
9.2

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

A place with instruments that records weather data

queen post
  • Specialized
9.0

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

The time from noon to midnight

8.6

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

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

post-kinetic effect
  • Specialized
9.9

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

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 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

How Senior

to promote
189 2.9
to appoint
  • Formal
475 3.2
to post
47 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.