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posed

UK/pəʊzd/US/poʊzd/

posed is the simple past and past participle of pose.

posed is the alternative spelling of supposed.

Adjective

posed

  1. (obsolete) Firm; determined; fixed.
  2. (often) Holding a certain pose

Meaning of pose

Verb

pose (third-person singular simple present poses, present participle posing, simple past and past participle posed)

  1. (transitive) To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect.
    • To pose a model for a picture.
  2. (transitive) To ask; to set (a test, quiz, riddle, etc.).
  3. (transitive) To constitute (a danger, a threat, a risk, etc.).
    • Rather, they are concerned with the threat Iran poses to the region and the world.2010, Noam Chomsky, “The Iranian threat”, in Z Magazine, volume 23, number 7
  4. (transitive) To falsely impersonate (another person or occupation) primarily for the purpose of accomplishing something or reaching a goal.
  5. (intransitive) To assume or maintain a pose; to strike an attitude.
    • He […] posed before her as a hero.1840, W[illiam] M[akepeace] Thackeray, “A Shabby Genteel Story”, in Miscellanies: Prose and Verse, volume IV, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1857, →OCLC
  6. (intransitive) To behave affectedly in order to attract interest or admiration.
    • dressed-to-kill babes and their sugar daddies would rather pose in malls, and teenagers can find McDonald's anywhere, leaving Váci utterly dependent on tourists for its livelihood and bustle.2002, Charles Hebbert, Dan Richardson, The Rough Guide to Budapest, 2nd edition, London: Rough Guides, →ISBN, page 73

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Meaning of supposed

Adjective

supposed (not comparable)

  1. Alleged; assumed.
    • Elvis is the supposed king of rock and roll.
    Synonyms:
    reputed

See all 2 meanings of supposed

Words formed from posed

Phrases with posed

Words that rhyme with posed

Questions about posed

What does posed mean?
Posed means firm; determined; fixed.
What is posed the simple past and past participle of?
Posed is the simple past and past participle of pose.
What part of speech is posed?
Posed is an adjective.
How do you pronounce posed?
Posed is pronounced /pəʊzd/ (UK).

Words near posed in the dictionary

  1. posaviruses
  2. POSB
  3. posca
  4. pose
  5. poseable
  6. posed
  7. posedness
  8. posedown
  9. posedowns
  10. Poseh
  11. Poseidon

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Adapted from Wiktionary: posed (page history and authors); pose (page history and authors); supposed (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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