pos

See also: POS, Pos, and pòs

English

Adjective

pos (comparative more pos, superlative most pos)

  1. (Britain, slang) positive
    I'm not absolutely pos on that, sir.

Anagrams

Galician

Noun

pos

  1. plural of po

Verb

pos

  1. Second-person singular (ti) present indicative of poñer

Verb

pos

  1. Second-person singular (ti) present indicative of pór

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin post (with the t dropped so not to interfere with posto (“postal service, post, mail”)), Russian после (posle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pos/, /pɔs/

Preposition

pos

  1. after
    Ni drinkis kelka biri pos la ludo.
    We had a few beers after the game.‎

Derived terms

  • posa (“after”)
  • pose (“then, afterwards”)
  • depos (“since, afterward”)
    • depose (“since, from that time”)
  • pos-

Portuguese

Verb

pos

  1. Obsolete spelling of pôs

Spanish

Noun

pos m (uncountable)

  1. pursuit

Usage notes

As a noun, current usage is restricted to the phrase en pos de

Preposition

pos

  1. (archaic) after, behind

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pьsъ.

Noun

pos m

  1. dog

Volapük

Preposition

pos

  1. after, behind

White Hmong

Noun

pos

  1. thorn

References

  • Sue Murphy Mote, Hmong and American: Stories of Transition to a Strange Land →ISBN, 2004)
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