French word

postuler

Pronunciation

IPA/pɔstyle/

Meaning

  • verbapply for ___

Example

Je vais postuler à ce poste demain.

I will apply for this position tomorrow.

Illustration for postuler (apply for ___)

More examples

Elle va postuler en ligne ce soir.

She is going to apply online tonight.

Core concept

Something is put forward for formal consideration, whether a person's candidacy or a proposition treated as a starting point.

Common phrases

  • postuler à un poste

    apply for a position

  • postuler pour un emploi

    apply for a job

  • postuler en ligne

    apply online

Similar words

candidater: Apply formally for a job or available position.
déposer: Submit paperwork or an application to an official body.

Definition in French

Envoyer une candidature afin d'être pris en considération pour un emploi, une bourse ou une charge.

Word origin

The Latin source postulare meant 'to ask or demand'; French extended this idea to applications and also to the scholarly use of postuler for putting forward an assumption.

Usage tips

  • In academic or logical writing, postuler can mean 'to posit' or 'to assume', so the context distinguishes it from applying for a position.

Other meanings

  • postulateverb

Opposites

Related words

  • postulantapplicantnoun
  • postulationapplicationnoun

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