[pəʊz], (Verb)

Definitions:
- present or constitute (a problem or danger)
(e.g: the sheer number of visitors is posing a threat to the area)

- assume a particular position in order to be photographed, painted, or drawn
(e.g: the prime minister posed for photographers)

- pretend to be (someone or something)
(e.g: an armed gang posed as policemen to ambush a postman)

- behave affectedly in order to impress others
(e.g: some people like to drive kit cars, but most just like to pose in them)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French poser (verb), from late Latin pausare ‘to pause’, which replaced Latin ponere ‘to place’. The noun dates from the early 19th century

[pəʊz], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a way of standing or sitting, especially in order to be photographed, painted, or drawn
(e.g: photographs of boxers in ferocious poses)

- a particular way of behaving adopted in order to impress or to give a false impression
(e.g: the man dropped his pose of amiability)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French poser (verb), from late Latin pausare ‘to pause’, which replaced Latin ponere ‘to place’. The noun dates from the early 19th century

[pəʊz], (Verb)

Definitions:
- puzzle or perplex (someone) with a question or problem
(e.g: we have thus posed the mathematician and the historian)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 16th century: shortening of obsolete appose, from Old French aposer, variant of oposer ‘oppose’