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a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
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noun
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
noun
affected manners intended to impress others
“don't put on airs with me”
noun
a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes
verb
be a mystery or bewildering to
“This beats me!”
verb
pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
“She posed as the Czar's daughter”
verb
put into a certain place or abstract location
“Put your things here”
verb
assume a posture as for artistic purposes
“We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often”
verb
behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
“Don't pay any attention to him — he is always posing to impress his peers!”
verb
offer for others to consider
“This poses an interesting question”
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Example Sentences
don't put on airs with me
This beats me!
Got me — I don't know the answer!
a vexing problem
This question really stuck me
She posed as the Czar's daughter
Put your things here
Set the tray down
Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children
Place emphasis on a certain point
We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often
Don't pay any attention to him — he is always posing to impress his peers!
She postured and made a total fool of herself
This poses an interesting question
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