- post
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 (BrE) postal system ⇨ See also ↑mailADJECTIVE▪ first-class, second-class▪ registered▪ inlandPREPOSITION▪ by post▪
I sent it by first-class post.
▪ in the post▪My application for the job is in the post.
PHRASES▪ by return of post▪Orders will be sent by return of post.
2 (BrE) letters, parcels, etc. ⇨ See also ↑mailADJECTIVE▪ first, last▪If you hurry you'll just catch the last post.
VERB + POST▪ check, open▪She arrived at the office early and checked her post.
POST + NOUN▪ box (usually postbox)3 jobADJECTIVE▪ senior▪ full-time, part-time (esp. BrE)▪ permanent, temporary▪ vacant▪ managerial (esp. BrE), teaching▪He took up a teaching post at Basle University.
▪ government, university▪ diplomatic (AmE) (diplomatic posting in BrE)▪ overseas (AmE) (overseas posting in BrE)▪ hardship (= a job abroad where conditions are difficult) (hardship posting in BrE)VERB + POST▪ apply for▪ get▪ take, take up▪ hold▪ leave, quit, resign▪ appoint sb to, fill▪ dismiss sb from, relieve sb of (esp. BrE)▪He was dismissed from his post when he was found to have accepted bribes.
PREPOSITION▪ post as▪He quit his post as chief executive.
▪ post of▪She applied for the new post of training officer.
4 place where sb is on dutyADJECTIVE▪ army, police▪ command, observation▪ border, frontierVERB + POST▪ take up▪The guard took up his post at the gate.
▪ desert▪The sentries had deserted their posts.
PREPOSITION▪ at your post▪The gun crew were at their posts.
5 upright piece of wood, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ fence▪ finishing (BrE), winning▪ goal (usually goalpost)▪ far, near (both in football/soccer)▪He steered a shot between the goalkeeper and the near post.
▪ high, low (both in basketball)PHRASES▪ be pipped at the post, pip sb/sth to the post (both BrE)▪She led for most of the way before being pipped at the post.
6 message sent to a discussion group on the InternetADJECTIVE▪ blog▪ earlier, original, previous▪ last, new, recent▪ good, great, interesting▪ longVERB + POST▪ make, write▪I want to apologize for not making a post on Friday.
▪ read, see▪To respond to your comments, please see my previous post.
POST + VERB▪ be entitled sth, be titled sth (esp. AmE)▪Seth made a blog post titled ‘Rules of Engagement’.
PREPOSITION▪ post about, post on▪a post about Billy the Kid
▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}More info can be found in my first post on the subject.
verbPost is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑indexPost is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ad, ↑article, ↑bail, ↑ballot, ↑blog, ↑comment, ↑coupon, ↑curriculum vitae, ↑earnings, ↑email, ↑entry, ↑envelope, ↑guard, ↑image, ↑increase, ↑information, ↑letter, ↑link, ↑list, ↑mail, ↑memo, ↑message, ↑news, ↑notice, ↑package, ↑page, ↑parcel, ↑photograph, ↑postcard, ↑profit, ↑query, ↑résumé, ↑reply, ↑response, ↑review, ↑sign, ↑text, ↑transcript, ↑update, ↑victory, ↑video, ↑warning, ↑watch, ↑win
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
