share a post

Meaning

To distribute someone else's or your own digital content (such as an article, photo, or update) to your own profile or to other users. It helps spread information online.

Examples

• Could you please share a post about our upcoming charity event on your profile?

  Could you please share a post about our upcoming charity event on your profile?

• She shared a post about a lost dog in hopes of finding its owner.

  She shared a post about a lost dog in hopes of finding its owner.

• I saw a funny meme and decided to share the post with my sister.

  I saw a funny meme and decided to share the post with my sister.

• The article went viral after several celebrities shared the post.

  The article went viral after several celebrities shared the post.

• Before you share a post, make sure the information is actually true.

  Before you share a post, make sure the information is actually true.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I will send this post to my timeline.

  ✓ I will share this post on my timeline.

  In social media contexts, we 'share' posts on our profile or timeline rather than 'sending' them there.

• ✗ He shared with a post yesterday.

  ✓ He shared a post yesterday.

  The verb 'share' is transitive here; you share the post directly without using the preposition 'with'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• If you find this information helpful, please ___ with your friends.

  💡 Distribute this digital content.

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  share this post

• I decided to ___ about the new restaurant because the food was amazing.

  💡 Publish or repost content online.

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  share a post