I.
noun
1 ( BrE ) postal system ⇨ See also ↑ mail
ADJECTIVE
▪ first-class , second-class
▪ registered
▪ inland
PREPOSITION
▪ by ~
▪
I sent it by first-class ~.
▪ in the ~
▪
My application for the job is in the ~.
PHRASES
▪ by return of ~
▪
Orders will be sent by return of ~.
2 ( BrE ) letters, parcels, etc. ⇨ See also ↑ mail
ADJECTIVE
▪ first , last
▪
If you hurry you'll just catch the last ~.
VERB + POST
▪ check , open
▪
She arrived at the office early and checked her ~.
POST + NOUN
▪ box (usually postbox )
3 job
ADJECTIVE
▪ senior
▪ full-time , part-time ( esp. BrE )
▪ permanent , temporary
▪ vacant
▪ managerial ( esp. BrE ), teaching
▪
He took up a teaching ~ at Basle University.
▪ government , university
▪ diplomatic ( AmE ) ( diplomatic posting in BrE )
▪ overseas ( AmE ) ( overseas posting in BrE )
▪ hardship (= a job abroad where conditions are difficult) ( hardship posting in BrE )
VERB + POST
▪ apply for
▪ get
▪ take , take up
▪ hold
▪ leave , quit , resign
▪ appoint sb to , fill
▪ dismiss sb from , relieve sb of ( esp. BrE )
▪
He was dismissed from his ~ when he was found to have accepted bribes.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ as
▪
He quit his ~ as chief executive.
▪ ~ of
▪
She applied for the new ~ of training officer.
4 place where sb is on duty
ADJECTIVE
▪ army , police
▪ command , observation
▪ border , frontier
VERB + POST
▪ take up
▪
The guard took up his ~ at the gate.
▪ desert
▪
The sentries had deserted their ~s.
PREPOSITION
▪ at your ~
▪
The gun crew were at their ~s.
5 upright piece of wood, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ fence
▪ finishing ( BrE ), winning
▪ goal (usually goalpost )
▪ far , near (both in football/soccer)
▪
He steered a shot between the goalkeeper and the near ~.
▪ high , low (both in basketball)
PHRASES
▪ be pipped at the ~ , pip sb/sth to the ~ (both BrE )
▪
She led for most of the way before being pipped at the ~.
6 message sent to a discussion group on the Internet
ADJECTIVE
▪ blog
▪ earlier , original , previous
▪ last , new , recent
▪ good , great , interesting
▪ long
VERB + POST
▪ make , write
▪
I want to apologize for not making a ~ on Friday.
▪ read , see
▪
To respond to your comments, please see my previous ~.
POST + VERB
▪ be entitled sth , be titled sth ( esp. AmE )
▪
Seth made a blog ~ titled ‘Rules of Engagement’.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ about , ~ on
▪
a ~ about Billy the Kid
▪
More info can be found in my first ~ on the subject.
II.
verb
Post is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ index
Post is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ ad , ↑ article , ↑ bail , ↑ ballot , ↑ blog , ↑ comment , ↑ coupon , ↑ curriculum vitae , ↑ earnings , ↑ email , ↑ entry , ↑ envelope , ↑ guard , ↑ image , ↑ increase , ↑ information , ↑ letter , ↑ link , ↑ list , ↑ mail , ↑ memo , ↑ message , ↑ news , ↑ notice , ↑ package , ↑ page , ↑ parcel , ↑ photograph , ↑ postcard , ↑ profit , ↑ query , ↑ résumé , ↑ reply , ↑ response , ↑ review , ↑ sign , ↑ text , ↑ transcript , ↑ update , ↑ victory , ↑ video , ↑ warning , ↑ watch , ↑ win