posest

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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