Foundation level · Year 4 · free
post
noun · Say it: POHST
What it means
Foundationletters and parcels that are delivered to homes and other places
The post arrived early on my birthday, with three cards from my cousins.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- letters
More examples
- Dad sorted through the post and found a postcard from Grandma's holiday in Spain.
Where the word comes from
From the Italian word 'posta', meaning a station where riders carrying letters changed horses.
Try a quick question
One question about “post”, the way 11+ papers ask it (Foundation level).