# posed

Pronunciation: say "POHZD" US /poʊzd/, UK /pəʊzd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of pose. — simple past and past participle of pose
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of pose. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.
   - _He posed as a tourist to avoid drawing attention to himself._
   - _The new regulations have posed real difficulties for small businesses._
3. Alternative spelling of supposed. Nonstandard, imitating casual speech that drops the first syllable. — Alternative spelling of supposed.
   - Simple: Alternative spelling of supposed. Nonstandard: it spells supposed the way some people say it in casual speech.
   - _"We were posed to get paid on Friday," one of the workers complained._
   - _"That ain't how it's posed to work," he grumbled._

## Adjective

2. Arranged in a deliberate, fixed position, typically for a photograph or portrait rather than caught naturally.
   - Simple: Set in a fixed position on purpose, as for a photo or painting.
   - _The portrait felt too posed to capture anything of his real character._
   - _Magazine covers tend to feature carefully posed models under perfect lighting._

## Adjective

4. Firm, determined, and fixed in purpose; steadfast and unwilling to be swayed. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Firm in purpose and not easily moved or changed.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/posed (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).