- pose as someone
- pose as someoneto pretend to be someone else. •
The impostor posed as the president of the company.
•My twin posed as me while I went on vacation.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
pose as someone
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pose — pose1 [ pouz ] verb ** 1. ) transitive to create a difficult or dangerous situation: pose a problem/difficulty/risk/threat: We are being told that the accident poses no threat to the environment. pose a challenge: They had been expected to pose a … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pose as — PRETEND TO BE, impersonate, pass oneself off as, masquerade as, profess to be, represent oneself as; formal personate. → pose * * * ˈpose as [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they pose as he/she/it poses as present participle … Useful english dictionary
pose — [[t]po͟ʊz[/t]] ♦♦♦ poses, posing, posed 1) VERB If something poses a problem or a danger, it is the cause of that problem or danger. [V n] This could pose a threat to jobs in the coal industry... [V n] His ill health poses serious problems for… … English dictionary
pose as — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms pose as : present tense I/you/we/they pose as he/she/it poses as present participle posing as past tense posed as past participle posed as pose as someone/something to pretend to be a particular person or type … English dictionary
pose — pose1 W3 [pəuz US pouz] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(cause problem)¦ 2¦(picture)¦ 3 pose a question 4 pose as somebody 5¦(to impress people)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: poser, from Late Latin pausare to stop, rest , from Latin pausa; … Dictionary of contemporary English
pose — 1 verb 1 pose a problem/threat/challenge etc to cause a problem, danger, difficulty etc: Newton s challenge poses no threat to the leadership. | Rising unemployment is posing serious problems for the administration. 2 (I, T) to sit or stand in a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pose — I UK [pəʊz] / US [poʊz] verb Word forms pose : present tense I/you/we/they pose he/she/it poses present participle posing past tense posed past participle posed ** 1) [transitive] to create a difficult or dangerous situation pose a… … English dictionary
pose — [pəʊz] verb I 1) [T] to create a difficult or dangerous situation The oil spill poses a threat to marine life in the area.[/ex] 2) [I] to sit or stand somewhere so that someone can take a photograph of you or paint a picture of you 3) [I] to… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Jesus Christ Pose — Infobox Single Name = Jesus Christ Pose Caption = Artist = Soundgarden from Album = Badmotorfinger A side = B side = Stray Cat Blues / Into the Void (Sealth) / Somewhere Released = 1991 Format = CD single, Cassette, Vinyl Recorded = March 1991 –… … Wikipedia
Yourself or Someone Like You — Infobox Album | Name = Yourself or Someone Like You Type = Album Artist = Matchbox Twenty Released = October 1, 1996 Recorded = Atlanta, Georgia, 1995 1996 Genre = Alternative rock Post grunge Length = 46:43 Label = Atlantic Producer = Matt… … Wikipedia
pro|pose — «pruh POHZ», verb, posed, pos|ing. –v.t. 1. to put forward for consideration, discussion, acceptance, or trial; suggest: »to propose a theory or explanation. She proposed that we take turns at the swing. Men must be taught as if you taught them… … Useful english dictionary
