pose

I UK [pəʊz] / US [poʊz] verb
Word forms "pose":
present tense I/you/we/they pose he/she/it poses present participle posing past tense posed past participle posed
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1) [transitive] to create a difficult or dangerous situation

pose a problem/difficulty/risk/threat:

We are being told that the accident poses no threat to the environment.

pose a challenge:

They had been expected to pose a serious challenge to the main parties.

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Collocations:
Nouns frequently used as objects of pose
▪  challenge, danger, difficulty, dilemma, problem, risk, threat

2) [intransitive] to sit or stand somewhere so that someone can take a photograph of you or paint a picture of you

pose for:

The leaders posed briefly for photographs before returning to the conference hall.

3) [intransitive] to dress or behave in a particular way to make people notice you, admire you, or be impressed by you

It's the sort of place where people go to pose in their designer labels.

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- pose a question

Phrasal verbs:

- pose as

II UK [pəʊz] / US [poʊz] noun [countable]
Word forms "pose":
singular pose plural poses

1) the position you keep your body in when someone is taking your photograph or painting your picture

a photograph showing the president in a natural relaxed pose

2) behaviour that is not natural or sincere and is intended to impress or trick people

You get the feeling that his apparently strong religious faith is just a pose.