postar

Postar is a Portuguese verb meaning to publish content online. It is commonly used on social networks, blogs, forums, and messaging platforms to describe the act of sharing text, images, videos, or links.

The term is a relatively recent loanword from English “to post,” entering everyday usage in Brazil and Portugal with the growth of the internet and digital media. In more formal or traditional writing, publicar is often preferred; postar is widely used in everyday digital language and is sometimes regarded as an anglicism in formal contexts.

Postar is a regular -ar verb. In the present indicative, common forms include eu posto, você posta, nós postamos, eles postam. The preterite (past) forms are eu postei, você postou, nós postamos, eles postaram. The gerund is postando, used for ongoing actions such as "posting." The related noun a postagem refers to the published item itself, with postagem commonly used in Brazilian Portuguese.

Regional notes and usage: In Brazilian Portuguese, postar is widely used across online platforms, while in European Portuguese it is understood and frequently used in informal speech, though publicar may be preferred in formal contexts. Examples: “Vou postar uma foto no Instagram.” “Ela postou o vídeo no fórum.” “A postagem recebeu várias curtidas.” See also: publicar, postagem, postador.