posed Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb introduce
   pose; present.
   
   • This poses an interesting question
2. verb assume a posture as for artistic purposes
   posture; model; pose; sit.
   
   • We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often
3. verb pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
   personate; pose; impersonate.
   
   • She posed as the Czar's daughter
4. verb behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
   pose; posture.
   
   • Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!
   • She postured and made a total fool of herself
5. verb put into a certain place or abstract location
   set; pose; place; lay; put; position.
   
   • Put your things here
   • Set the tray down
   • Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children
   • Place emphasis on a certain point
6. verb be a mystery or bewildering to
   mystify; perplex; bewilder; get; beat; puzzle; pose; amaze; vex; baffle; flummox; stick; stupefy; gravel; nonplus; dumbfound.
   
   • This beats me!
   • Got me--I don't know the answer!
   • a vexing problem
   • This question really stuck me
7. adjective arranged for pictorial purposes
   

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