## Meanings
1. The system of collecting and delivering letters and parcels; the mail.
2. To publish a message, photo, or update online.
3. A strong upright piece of wood or metal fixed in the ground.
4. A job or position in an organization.
5. To put up a notice or sign where it can be seen.

## Examples
- Your letter came by the first post this morning.
- She posted a photo of her trip on social media.
- The fence was held up by wooden posts.
- She was offered a senior post at the company.
- They posted a sign warning of wet paint.

## Derived Forms
- a-post
- airpost
- antepost
- autopost
- b-post
- backpost
- barpost
- bedpost
- blogpost
- borderpost
- bottom-post
- c-post

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: post
- Root: postis

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English post, from Old English post (“pillar, door-post”) and Old French post (“post, upright beam”), both from Latin postis (“door, post, doorpost”).

## AI Etymology
Post is inherited from Middle English post, from Old English post (“pillar, door-post”) and Old French post (“post, upright beam”), both from Latin postis (“door, post, doorpost”). The historical chain includes post (Middle English), post (Old English), post (Old French), postis (Latin). In present-day English it covers the system of collecting and delivering letters and parcels; the mail, to publish a message, photo, or update online, and a strong upright piece of wood or metal fixed in the ground. The wider family includes derived forms such as a-post, airpost, antepost, autopost, b-post.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction
- Materials & Substances

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