posed

1. 1
   verb

   Past tense and past participle of pose. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.

   She posed for a photo with her whole family.

   The statue was posed with one arm raised toward the sky.

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2. 2
   adjective

   Set in a fixed position on purpose, as for a photo or painting.

   Like holding very still while someone takes your picture.

   The posed photo looked stiff and a little unnatural.

   Her posed smile never quite reached her eyes.

   Similarstaged, contrived, artificial, stiff, arranged

   Oppositecandid, natural, spontaneous, unposed

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3. 3
   verb

   Alternative spelling of supposed. Nonstandard: it spells supposed the way some people say it in casual speech.

   "You were posed to be home by ten," his mom said.

   "I'm not posed to tell you," the little boy whispered.

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