English · Common Verbs

post

/pəʊst/

[/pəʊst/]

publish online; mail

Beginnerverb

Definition

To put a message or picture on the internet, or to send a letter by mail.

Example

She likes to post photos of her travels on social media for her friends to see.

She likes to post photos of her travels on social media for her friends to see.

Etymology

From Latin 'postis' (door post); the postal sense came via Italian 'posta'.

How & Where It’s Used

Modern sense of publishing online; older sense of sending mail.

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