[uncountable] the official system used for sending and delivering letters, packages, etc. by post I'll send the original to you by post.

[transitive] to send a letter, etc. to somebody by post. post something The cost of posting a letter has gone up again. post something off Have you posted ...

1[transitive, often passive] post something + adv./prep. to put a notice, etc. · 2[transitive] to announce something publicly or officially, especially financial ...

post (formal) an important job, especially one in government:She was offered a key post in the new government. vacancy a job that ...

There are 16 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb post, seven of which are labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation ...

Word Originfrom Latin post 'after, behind'. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner's Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of ...

2.a. Used with reference to time or order in the sense 'subsequent to, following, succeeding, later than, after'.

an act of sending somebody to a particular place to do their job, especially for a limited period of time. an overseas posting; a two-year posting to Athens ...

post-date · ​post-date something to write a date on a cheque that is later than the actual date so that the cheque cannot be cashed (= exchanged for money) ...

[only before noun] (British English) used to describe something that you can send by post without having to pay anything.