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Post — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • mail noun Letters, parcels, and other items sent through the postal system.
  • post noun A long upright pole or beam, such as a fence post or lamppost.

Senses

Post is used for these senses in English:

  • mail (uncountable) Electronic mail, e-mail: a computer network–based service for sending, storing, and forwarding electronic messages. [from 20thc.]
  • post A location on a basketball court near the basket.
  • post office (countable) A place (building, office, shop, or counter) concerned with the business of delivering letters, post or mail and selling stamps, etc.
  • post office (countable) An organization that delivers letters.

mail — full definition

  1. noun Letters, parcels, and other items sent through the postal system.
  2. noun Email; electronic messages sent over a computer network.
  3. verb To send something through the post or by email.
  4. noun Flexible armor made from small interlinked metal rings.

post — full definition

  1. noun A long upright pole or beam, such as a fence post or lamppost.
  2. noun A job or official position.
  3. noun The system for delivering mail, or the mail itself.
  4. noun A message published online, such as on a blog or social media.
  5. verb To send something through the mail.

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