pose

verb [T] (CAUSE)

/poʊz/

Definition

› to cause something, esp. a problem or difficulty: Does this defendant really pose a threat to the community? › To pose a question is to bring attention to a problem, often in the form of a question: Joanna poses the question, "How do we accomplish these goals?"

(Definition of pose verb (CAUSE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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portion noun
portly adjective
portrait noun
portray verb
pose noun (POSITION)
pose verb (CAUSE)
pose verb (POSITION)
pose verb (PRETEND)
posh adjective
position noun (ARRANGEMENT OF BODY)
position noun (OPINION)

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