post//*/

post*/*/*/: [pəʊst] noun I
1) [U] British
the letters and parcels that are delivered to someone, or the system used for collecting, carrying, and delivering them
Syn:

mail

There was no post for you today.[/ex]

I never send anything valuable through the post.[/ex]

Did you send the parcel by post or by courier?[/ex]

2) [C] a job, especially one with a lot of responsibility

The Prime Minister appointed her to the post of ambassador.[/ex]

3) [C] a strong thick pole made of wood or metal that is put upright in the ground

4) [C] a place where a soldier or guard must remain in order to do their job
II
verb [T]
post */[pəʊst]
1) British
to send a letter or parcel to someone in the post
2) to put information or a message where the public can see it, for example on a wall

The menu and prices are posted outside the door.[/ex]

3) computing
to put information on the Internet
New job openings are posted every day on their website.[/ex]

4) to send someone somewhere to do a job, especially in another country

Syn:

station

a United Nations plan to post troops along Croatia's borders[/ex]

•

keep sb posted — to regularly give someone information about how something is developing or changing[/ex]

We'll keep you posted on the weather situation.[/ex]

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