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Past tense of pose

regular verb

The past tense of pose is posed. The past participle is also posed.

Forms of pose

Base form (V1)pose /poʊz/
Past tense (V2)posed /pəʊzd/
Past participle (V3)posed /pəʊzd/
Present participleposing /ˈpəʊzɪŋ/
Third person singularposes

Posed in a sentence

  • Rooney's United team-mate Chris Smalling was given his debut at right-back and was able to adjust to the international stage in relatively relaxed fashion as Bulgaria barely posed a threat of any consequence.2011 September 2, Phil McNulty, “Bulgaria 0-3 England”, in BBC
  • A brainteaser is a playful puzzle posed as a test of intelligence.From the entry playful
  • The supply of timber to the region's mills was lower than expected this month, owing to transport problems posed by wildfires.From the entry supply
  • The nonattacking pawn posed no threat in the chess game.From the entry nonattacking
  • A factory discharged waste into the river, but officials insisted it posed no danger. There was a sentiment of "nothing to see here".From the entry nothing to see here

Meaning of pose

  1. noun Common cold, head cold; catarrh.
  2. verb To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect.
  3. verb To ask; to set (a test, quiz, riddle, etc.).

Full definition of pose

Questions about the past tense of pose

What is the past tense of pose?
The past tense of pose is posed.
What is the past participle of pose?
The past participle of pose is posed.
Is pose a regular or irregular verb?
Pose is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pose (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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