pose1

[pohz] /poʊz/
verb (used without object), posed, posing.
1.
to assume a particular attitude or stance, especially with the hope of impressing others:
He likes to pose as an authority on literature.
2.
to present oneself insincerely:
He seems to be posing in all his behavior.
3.
to assume or hold a physical attitude, as for an artistic purpose:
to pose for a painter.
verb (used with object), posed, posing.
4.
to place in a suitable position or attitude for a picture, tableau, or the like:
to pose a group for a photograph.
5.
to assert, state, or put forward:
That poses a difficult problem.
6.
to put or place.
noun
7.
a bodily attitude or posture:
Her pose had a note of defiance in it.
8.
a mental attitude or posture:
a pose cultivated by the upper classes.
9.
the act or period of posing, as for a picture.
10.
a position or attitude assumed in posing, or exhibited by a figure in a picture, sculptural work, tableau, or the like.
11.
a moment in which a dancer remains motionless, usually in an assumed posture.
12.
a studied attitude; affectation:
His liberalism is merely a pose.
Origin
1325-75; (v.) Middle English posen < Middle French poser < Late Latin pausāre to stop, cease, rest, derivative of Latin pausa pause; French poser has taken over the basic sense of Latin pōnere “to put, place” and represents it in French borrowings of its prefixed derivatives (see compose, depose, etc.), probably reinforced by the accidental resemblance of poser to positum, past participle of pōnere; (noun) derivative of the v.
Related forms
posable, adjective
posingly, adverb
Synonyms
3. sit, model. 7. See position.

pose2

[pohz] /poʊz/
verb (used with object), posed, posing.
1.
to embarrass or baffle, as by a difficult question or problem.
2.
Obsolete. to examine by putting questions.
Origin
1520-30; aphetic variant of obsolete appose, variant of oppose, used in sense of Latin appōnere to put to

posé

[poh-zey; French paw-zey] /poʊˈzeɪ; French pɔˈzeɪ/
noun, plural posés
[poh-zeyz; French paw-zey] /poʊˈzeɪz; French pɔˈzeɪ/ (Show IPA). Ballet.
1.
a movement in which the dancer steps, in any desired position, from one foot to the other with a straight knee onto the flat foot, demi-pointe, or pointe.
Origin
1925-30; < French: poised, past participle of poser to pose; see pose1
Examples from the web for pose
  • Jaeger's head is aslant and his eyes jut forward in a pose both arrogant and dissolute.
  • They pose a question, and they give a satisfying answer.
  • The first is the idea that somehow computer achievements pose some sort of threat or challenge to human beings.
  • Tourists stop to pose with him for photographs or get an autograph.
  • Do new bank-capital requirements pose a risk to growth?
  • We all decided to get dressed in our best outfits and pose for the camera.
  • Gas stations can pose significant hazards to nearby residents.
  • At the first sitting he did a series of pencil drawings, catching Tammy in characteristically piquant poses.
  • These long controls will enable you to maneuver around and trip the shutter quickly when the dog is in a favorable pose.
  • Not surprisingly, the essay tends to demonstrate that far-reaching tasks pose insoluble dilemmas.
British Dictionary definitions for pose

pose1

/pəʊz/
verb
1.
to assume or cause to assume a physical attitude, as for a photograph or painting
2.
(intransitive) often foll by as. to pretend to be or present oneself (as something one is not)
3.
(intransitive) to affect an attitude or play a part in order to impress others
4.
(transitive) to put forward, ask, or assert: to pose a question
noun
5.
a physical attitude, esp one deliberately adopted for or represented by an artist or photographer
6.
a mode of behaviour that is adopted for effect
Word Origin
C14: from Old French poser to set in place, from Late Latin pausāre to cease, put down (influenced by Latin pōnere to place)

pose2

/pəʊz/
verb (transitive)
1.
(rare) to puzzle or baffle
2.
(archaic) to question closely
Word Origin
C16: from obsolete appose, from Latin appōnere to put to, set against; see oppose
Word Origin and History for pose
v.

late 14c., "suggest, propose, suppose, assume," from Old French poser "put, place, propose," a term in debating, from Late Latin pausare "to halt, rest, pause" (source also of Italian posare, Spanish posar; see pause (v.)). The Old French verb (in common with cognates in Spanish, Italian, Portuguese) acquired the sense of Latin ponere "to put, place," by confusion of the similar stems. Meaning "put in a certain position" is from early 15c. Sense of "assume a certain attitude" is from 1840; the transitive sense (as an artist's model, etc.) is from 1859. Related: Posed; posing.

"to puzzle, confuse, perplex," 1590s, earlier "question, interrogate" (1520s), probably from Middle French poser "suppose, assume," from Old French poser "to put, place, set" (see pose (v.1)). Also in some cases a shortening of English appose "examine closely," and oppose. Related: Posed; posing.

n.

"act of posing the body," 1818, from pose (v.1), in a sense developed in the French cognate. Figuratively from 1884.

pose in Technology


query language written in 1967.
["POSE: A Language for Posing Problems to Computers", S. Schlesinger et al, CACM 10:279-285, May 1967].
(1996-12-09)