English Dictionary
Definition pose in British English
pose
verb
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verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/pəʊz/
▪ challenge, danger, difficulty, dilemma, problem, risk, threat
Example
We are being told that the accident poses no threat to the environment.
2
to sit or stand somewhere so that someone can take a photograph of you or paint a picture of you
Example
The leaders posed briefly for photographs before returning to the conference hall.
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