verb phrase · informal
post on social media
UK/pəʊst ɒn ˈsəʊʃ(ə)l ˈmiːdiə/US/poʊst ɑn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmiːdiə/post on SO·cial ME·dia
to publish a message, photo, or video on social networking sites
Examples
“She often posts on social media about her travels.”
“Don't post on social media personal information you wouldn't want public.”
“Students post on social media to share class news.”
Band 8 sentence
“Influencers often carefully plan what to post on social media to maintain a coherent personal brand.”
Collocations
- post a photo
- post on Facebook
Word family
Common mistakes
post social media→post on social media
post at social media→post on social media
Say it for a higher band
5share on social media→6post photos online→7+post on social media
Synonyms
share on social media
Easily confused
share on social media
“He shared the article on social media instead of writing his own post.”
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