post
/pəʊst/noun
उच्चारण पोस्ट
डाक
Basic word
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[U] BrE
the official system used for sending and delivering letters and parcels (American mail); letters and parcels sent by post
डाक
- Send it by post.
- Your certificate will come by post.
- I got a letter in the post this morning.
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- Parcels sent by post usually take a week.
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[C]
a job, especially an important one in a large organization; a place where somebody, especially a soldier, is on duty; a message on social media; a piece of wood or metal set in the ground
पद; चौकी; पोस्ट; खंभा
- the post of Inspector
- a border post
- a Facebook post
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- She applied for the post of librarian.
- He was appointed to a senior post in the ministry.
- She shared a post about the fair on social media.
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[T]
to send a letter by post; to send somebody to a place to work; to put information on social media or a notice on a wall
डाक से भेजना; तैनात करना; पोस्ट करना
- He was posted to Delhi.
- I'll post the form tomorrow.
- She was posted to the Mumbai office last month.
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- He posted a photo of the sunset online.
¶Idioms 1
keep sb posted (about/on sth)
to regularly give sb the most recent information about sth and how it is developing
किसी को ताज़ा जानकारी देते रहना
- Keep me posted about your exam dates.
- We'll keep you posted on any changes to the schedule.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Homonym: post means mail, a job, a pole and an online message.
Homonym: post का अर्थ डाक, पद, खंभा और ऑनलाइन संदेश है।
§Grammar and usage
Prefix: post- means after (postpone, postwar, postgraduate, posthumous, postscript).
Prefix post- का अर्थ बाद है (postpone, postwar, postgraduate, posthumous, postscript)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Keep sb posted (keep somebody informed), from pillar to post (from one place to another without success), pip sb at the post (defeat somebody at the last moment), deaf as a post (completely deaf).
Idioms अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: keep sb posted (किसी को सूचित रखना), from pillar to post (बिना सफलता एक जगह से दूसरी जगह), pip sb at the post (अंतिम क्षण में हराना), deaf as a post (पूरी तरह बहरा)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
India Post is the largest postal network in the world; PIN codes were introduced in 1972; 9 October is World Post Day.
India Post दुनिया का सबसे बड़ा डाक नेटवर्क है; PIN कोड 1972 में शुरू हुए; 9 अक्टूबर विश्व डाक दिवस है।