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post³ noun (especially the post) 1 the official system for the delivery of mail. See also post office. 2 letters and parcels delivered by this system; mail. 3 a collection of mail, eg from a postbox • catch the next post. 4 a delivery of mail • came by the second post. 5 a place for mail collection; a postbox or post office • took it to the post. 6 historical any of a series of riders stationed at various intervals along a route, who carried mail from one stage to another. 7 historical a stage or station on such a route. 8 used as a newspaper title • the Washington Post. verb (posted, posting) 1 to put (mail) into a postbox; to send something by post. 2 bookkeeping a to enter (an item) in a ledger; b (now usually post up something) to update (a ledger). 3 to supply someone with the latest news • keep us posted. See also post¹ verb.
ETYMOLOGY: 16c: from French poste, from Italian posta, from Latin ponere, positum to place.

post³ noun (especially the post) 1 the official system for the delivery of mail. See also post office. 2 letters and parcels delivered by this system; mail. 3 a collection of mail, eg from a postbox • catch the next post. 4 a delivery of mail • came by the second post. 5 a place for mail collection; a postbox or post office • took it to the post. 6 historical any of a series of riders stationed at various intervals along a route, who carried mail from one stage to another. 7 historical a stage or station on such a route. 8 used as a newspaper title • the Washington Post. verb (posted, posting) 1 to put (mail) into a postbox; to send something by post. 2 bookkeeping a to enter (an item) in a ledger; b (now usually post up something) to update (a ledger). 3 to supply someone with the latest news • keep us posted. See also post¹ verb.
ETYMOLOGY: 16c: from French poste, from Italian posta, from Latin ponere, positum to place.

post³ noun (especially the post) 1 the official system for the delivery of mail. See also post office. 2 letters and parcels delivered by this system; mail. 3 a collection of mail, eg from a postbox • catch the next post. 4 a delivery of mail • came by the second post. 5 a place for mail collection; a postbox or post office • took it to the post. 6 historical any of a series of riders stationed at various intervals along a route, who carried mail from one stage to another. 7 historical a stage or station on such a route. 8 used as a newspaper title • the Washington Post. verb (posted, posting) 1 to put (mail) into a postbox; to send something by post. 2 bookkeeping a to enter (an item) in a ledger; b (now usually post up something) to update (a ledger). 3 to supply someone with the latest news • keep us posted. See also post¹ verb.
ETYMOLOGY: 16c: from French poste, from Italian posta, from Latin ponere, positum to place.