postar

See also: poštar

Interlingua

Etymology

Derived from Italian postare, from English post. Equivalent to post +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /posˈtar/

Verb

postar

1. to post; to mail (to send mail)
2. (Internet) to post (to publish a message in an on-line discussion)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of postar

infinitive		postar
participle		present	perfect
		postante	postate
active		simple	perfect
	present	posta	ha postate
	past	postava	habeva postate
	future	postara	habera postate
	conditional	postarea	haberea postate
	imperative	posta	—
passive		simple	perfect
	present	es postate	ha essite postate
	past	esseva postate	habeva essite postate
	future	essera postate	habera essite postate
	conditional	esserea postate	haberea essite postate
	imperative	sia postate	—

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /posˈta(ʁ)/ [posˈta(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /posˈta(ʁ)/ [posˈta(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /posˈta(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /poʃˈta(ʁ)/ [poʃˈta(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /posˈta(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /puʃˈtaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /puʃˈtaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /puʃˈta.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: pos‧tar

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French poster.

Verb

postar (first-person singular present posto, first-person singular preterite postei, past participle postado)

1. (transitive, Brazil) to post; to mail (to send mail)

   Synonyms: remeter, expedir

Etymology 2

From posto + -ar.

Verb

postar (first-person singular present posto, first-person singular preterite postei, past participle postado)

1. (transitive or reflexive) to post; to place (to assign to a station)
   • 1982 November 12, “O advogado que se defende”, in Placar‎^[1], number 651, São Paulo: Abril, page 23, column 1:

     De posse da gravação e fotos do encontro — o fotógrafo se postou do lado da rua, equipado de teleobjetiva […]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Etymology 3

From English post + Portuguese -ar.

Verb

postar (first-person singular present posto, first-person singular preterite postei, past participle postado)

1. (transitive, Internet slang) to post (to publish a message in an on-line discussion)

   Synonym: publicar

Derived terms

• postagem
• repostar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of postar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	postar
Personal	postar	postares	postar	postarmos	postardes	postarem
Gerund
	postando
Past participle
Masculine	postado			postados
Feminine	postada			postadas
Indicative
Present	posto	postas	posta	postamos	postais	postam
Imperfect	postava	postavas	postava	postávamos	postáveis	postavam
Preterite	postei	postaste	postou	postamos1, postámos2	postastes	postaram
Pluperfect	postara	postaras	postara	postáramos	postáreis	postaram
Future	postarei	postarás	postará	postaremos	postareis	postarão
Conditional	postaria	postarias	postaria	postaríamos	postaríeis	postariam
Subjunctive
Present	poste	postes	poste	postemos	posteis	postem
Imperfect	postasse	postasses	postasse	postássemos	postásseis	postassem
Future	postar	postares	postar	postarmos	postardes	postarem
Imperative
Affirmative		posta	poste	postemos	postai	postem
Negative (não)		não postes	não poste	não postemos	não posteis	não postem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “postar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “postar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Verb

postar (first-person singular present posto, first-person singular preterite posté, past participle postado)

1. (obsolete) to bet

   Synonym: apostar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of postar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			postar
gerund			postando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		postado		postada
		plural		postados		postadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	posto	postastú postásvos	posta	postamos	postáis	postan
	imperfect	postaba	postabas	postaba	postábamos	postabais	postaban
	preterite	posté	postaste	postó	postamos	postasteis	postaron
	future	postaré	postarás	postará	postaremos	postaréis	postarán
	conditional	postaría	postarías	postaría	postaríamos	postaríais	postarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	poste	postestú postésvos2	poste	postemos	postéis	posten
	imperfect (ra)	postara	postaras	postara	postáramos	postarais	postaran
	imperfect (se)	postase	postases	postase	postásemos	postaseis	postasen
	future1	postare	postares	postare	postáremos	postareis	postaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		postatú postávos	poste	postemos	postad	posten
	negative		no postes	no poste	no postemos	no postéis	no posten

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of postar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive postar	dative	postarme	postarte	postarle, postarse	postarnos	postaros	postarles, postarse
	accusative	postarme	postarte	postarlo, postarla, postarse	postarnos	postaros	postarlos, postarlas, postarse
with gerund postando	dative	postándome	postándote	postándole, postándose	postándonos	postándoos	postándoles, postándose
	accusative	postándome	postándote	postándolo, postándola, postándose	postándonos	postándoos	postándolos, postándolas, postándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative posta	dative	póstame	póstate	póstale	póstanos	not used	póstales
	accusative	póstame	póstate	póstalo, póstala	póstanos	not used	póstalos, póstalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative postá	dative	postame	postate	postale	postanos	not used	postales
	accusative	postame	postate	postalo, postala	postanos	not used	postalos, postalas
with formal second-person singular imperative poste	dative	pósteme	not used	póstele, póstese	póstenos	not used	pósteles
	accusative	pósteme	not used	póstelo, póstela, póstese	póstenos	not used	póstelos, póstelas
with first-person plural imperative postemos	dative	not used	postémoste	postémosle	postémonos	postémoos	postémosles
	accusative	not used	postémoste	postémoslo, postémosla	postémonos	postémoos	postémoslos, postémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative postad	dative	postadme	not used	postadle	postadnos	postaos	postadles
	accusative	postadme	not used	postadlo, postadla	postadnos	postaos	postadlos, postadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative posten	dative	póstenme	not used	póstenle	póstennos	not used	póstenles, póstense
	accusative	póstenme	not used	póstenlo, póstenla	póstennos	not used	póstenlos, póstenlas, póstense

Further reading

• “postar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swedish

Verb

postar

1. present indicative of posta

Anagrams

• pastor, portas, ropats, sporta

Venetan

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Italian porre or appostare.

Verb

postar

1. (transitive) to put
2. (transitive) to place

Conjugation

* Venetan conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of postar (first conjugation)

infinitive	postar
auxiliary verb		aver	gerund		postando
past participle		postà
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	mi	ti	eło / eła	noialtri / noialtre	voialtri / voialtre	łuri / łore
present	posto	(te) posti	(el/ła) posta	postémo, postòn	posté	(i/łe) posta
imperfect	postava	(te) postavi	(el/ła) postava	postàvimo	postavi	(i/łe) postava
future	postarò	(te) postarè	(el/ła) postarà	postarémo	postarè	(i/łe) postarà
conditional	postarìa	(te) postarisi	(el/ła) postarìa	postarìsimo	postarisi	(i/łe) postarìa
subjunctive	che mi	che ti	che eło / eła	che noialtri / noialtre	che voialtri / voialtre	che łuri / łore
present	poste, posta	(te) posti	(el/ła) poste, (el/ła) posta	postémo, postone	posté	(i/łe) poste, (i/łe) posta
imperfect	postase	(te) postasi	(el/ła) postase	postàsimo	postasi	(i/łe) postase
imperative	—	ti	eło / eła	noialtri / noialtre	voialtri / voialtre	łuri / łore
	—	(te) posta	(el/ła) posta, (el/ła) poste	postémo	posté	(i/łe) posta, (i/łe) poste