posing

5 definitions • 5 examples

present participle of

to cause something, especially a problem or difficulty:

Nuclear weapons pose a threat to everyone.

The mountain terrain poses particular problems for civil engineers.

to ask a question, especially in a formal situation such as a meeting:

Can we go back to the question that Helena posed earlier?

to move into and stay in a particular position, in order to be photographed, painted, etc.:

We all posed for our photographs next to the Statue of Liberty.

to pretend to be something that you are not or to have qualities that you do not have, in order to be admired or attract interest:

He doesn't really know a thing about the theatre - he's just posing!