Translation
post (job position); post office, the post (la poste)
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Word origin
From Italian posta ('a relay station, a fixed place'), from Latin posita, the feminine past participle of ponere ('to place'). The postal and military senses both come from the idea of something or someone set in a fixed position.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- ponere
- English cognates
- post, position, posit
Grammar
Examples
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He got an important position in the company.
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I need to stop by the post office to send a letter.
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The police station is open all night.
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I have to stop at the post office before noon to send a letter.
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He got a new position in a large company.
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