Post Definition
- to keep someone informed about a developing situation
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Post
Origin of Post
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French poste from Old French relay station for horses from Old Italian posta from Vulgar Latin posta station from Latin posita feminine past participle of pōnere to place apo- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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French poste from Italian posto from Old Italian from Vulgar Latin postum from Latin positum neuter past participle of pōnere to place apo- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
L < post, behind, after < *posti < IE *pos, after (prob. < base *apo-, away > L ab) > Gr dial. pos, at
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
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From Middle French poste, from Italian posta (“stopping-place for coaches"), feminine of posto (“placed, situated").
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From Old English post (“pillar, door-post") and Old French, from Latin postis (“a post, a door-post")
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Middle English from Old English from Latin postis stā- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Latin from post behind, after apo- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Latin post (“after, behind").
From Wiktionary
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Probably from French poste.
From Wiktionary
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From Latin post
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