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Definition of “put”

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put (pʊtPronunciation for put) 

Definitions

verb

Word forms: puts, putting, put
(mainly tr)
  1. to cause to be (in a position or place)  ⇒ to put a book on the table 
  2. to cause to be (in a state, relation, etc)  ⇒ to put one's things in order 
  3. (foll by to) to cause (a person) to experience the endurance or suffering (of)  ⇒ to put to death to put to the sword 
  4. to set or commit (to an action, task, or duty), esp by force  ⇒ he put him to work 
  5. to render, transform, or translate  ⇒ to put into English 
  6. to set (words) in a musical form (esp in the phrase put to music)
  7. (foll by at) to estimate  ⇒ he put the distance at fifty miles 
  8. (foll by to) to utilize (for the purpose of)  ⇒ he put his knowledge to good use 
  9. (foll by to) to couple a female animal (with a male) for the purpose of breeding  ⇒ the farmer put his heifer to the bull 
  10. to state; express  ⇒ to put it bluntly 
  11. to set or make (an end or limit)  ⇒ he put an end to the proceedings 
  12. to present for consideration in anticipation of an answer or vote; propose  ⇒ he put the question to the committee I put it to you that one day you will all die 
  13. to invest (money) in; give (support) to  ⇒ he put five thousand pounds into the project 
  14. to impart  ⇒ to put zest into a party 
  15. to throw or cast
  16. See not know where to put oneself
  17. See put paid to
  18. See stay put

noun

  1. a throw or cast, esp in putting the shot
  2. put optionstock exchange an option to sell a stated amount of securities at a specified price during a specified limited period Compare call (sense 58)

See also

put about , put across , put aside , put away , put back , put by , put down , put forth , put forward , put in , put off , put on , put on to , put out , put over , put through , put up , put upon

Word Origin

C12 puten  to push; related to Old English potian  to push, Norwegian, Icelandic pota to poke

Translations

  • British English: put Pronunciation for put When you put something somewhere, you move it there.The man put the book on the desk.pʊt VERB The man put the book on the desk.
  • Spanish: poner Pronunciation for poner v
  • French: mettre Pronunciation for mettre vt
  • German: legen Pronunciation for legen v
  • Chinese: 放Pronunciation for 放 v
  • Arabic: يَضَعPronunciation for يَضَع v
  • Portuguese: pôrPronunciation for pôr v
  • Russian: ставитьPronunciation for ставить v
  • Croatian: stavitiPronunciation for staviti v
  • Czech: položitPronunciation for položit v pokládat
  • Danish: sættePronunciation for sætte v
  • Dutch: zettenPronunciation for zetten v
  • Finnish: asettaaPronunciation for asettaa v
  • Greek: βάζωPronunciation for βάζω v
  • Italian: metterePronunciation for mettere v
  • Japanese: 置くPronunciation for 置く v
  • Korean: 놓다Pronunciation for 놓다 v
  • Norwegian: leggePronunciation for legge v
  • Polish: położyćPronunciation for położyć v klaść
  • Brazilian Portuguese: pôrPronunciation for pôr v
  • European Spanish: poner Pronunciation for poner v
  • Swedish: läggaPronunciation for lägga v
  • Thai: วางPronunciation for วาง v
  • Turkish: koymakPronunciation for koymak v
  • Vietnamese: đểPronunciation for để v

Usage examples

  • I sat down beside her for a moment and put my arm across her.
    Hugo Wilcken, THE EXECUTION (2002)
  • Once boiling, drop in the dumplings on top and put on the lid and weights.
    Country Life (2004)
  • The strong message from all hospitals was that no patient was put at risk by the stoppage.
    Irish Times (2002)
  • 'Basically, the most important thing was to put out a team otherwise the club was in danger of closing.
    Glasgow Herald (2001)
  • No doubt you can put up with a lot of hypochondria for 100 guineas a day.
    Jim Leavesley, George Biro, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)

Commonness

All English words that begin with 'P'

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