pos

See also: POS, Pos, and pòs

English

Adjective

pos (comparative more pos, superlative most pos)

  1. (Britain, slang) positive
    I'm not absolutely pos on that, sir.

Anagrams


Galician

Noun

pos

  1. plural of po

Verb

pos

  1. Second-person singular (ti) present indicative of poñer

Verb

pos

  1. Second-person singular (ti) present indicative of pór

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin post (with the t dropped so not to interfere with posto (postal service, post, mail)), Russian после (posle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pos/, /pɔs/

Preposition

pos

  1. after
    Ni drinkis kelka biri pos la ludo.
    We had a few beers after the game.‎

Derived terms

  • posa (after)
  • pose (then, afterwards)
  • depos (since, afterward)
    • depose (since, from that time)
  • pos-

Malay

Etymology

From English post and Dutch post (post).

Pronunciation

  • (Indonesia) IPA(key): /pos/
  • (Indonesia) Hyphenation: pos

Noun

pos

  1. mail.
  2. post, an assigned station, an appointed position in an organization.

Derived terms

  • mengepos
  • mengeposkan
  • pengeposan
  • pos ekspres
  • pos elektronik
  • pos kilat
  • pos kilat khusus
  • pos laut
  • pos paket
  • pos suara
  • pos udara
  • pos wesel

Further reading


Portuguese

Verb

pos

  1. Obsolete spelling of pôs

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pos/

Conjunction

pos

  1. (Latin America) Alternative spelling of pues

Preposition

pos

  1. (archaic) after, behind

Noun

pos m (uncountable)

  1. pursuit

Usage notes

As a noun, current usage is restricted to the phrase en pos de


Upper Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pьsъ.

Noun

pos m

  1. dog

Volapük

Preposition

pos

  1. after, behind

White Hmong

Noun

pos

  1. thorn

References

  • Sue Murphy Mote, Hmong and American: Stories of Transition to a Strange Land →ISBN, 2004)
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