to put
- verb
- /pʊt/
- I hope we still have a country to put back together.
- put pressure on
- put in place
- put into practice
He said, how could you put yourself above the kids?
- He said, how could you put yourself above the kids?
- The slave is forced to put desire on hold.
- Debt leverage buyouts put huge debt on the club.
- But you can and have to put the spotlight where it belongs.
- We take our student athletes, we put them under stress.
- This is the unfair burden put on the child.
- It's not going to help them, so why put yourself through it?
- OK, And you put it on me, are you?
- Actually that wish would put you OK.
Examples
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I think that helped, you know, just put him in the right direction.
Academic text (2013) -
By taking a course related to x, I have put myself back on track.
Academic text (2015) -
How do you wind things down and put yourself to bed?
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Now we're gonna put you guys to bed.
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You know, you put me in a pretty tricky situation.
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Any question of innocence has already been put to rest.
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Ratings have gone up half a point since we put her on the show.
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We take our student athletes, we put them under stress.
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Sal's victory puts him in unfamiliar territory.
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Before the exam, she took a deep breath to put herself in a calm state of mind.
Synonyms
To cause something to happen or create a change
Cause a process, event, or feeling to start
Cause a reaction or feeling
Idioms
To support your words by giving money or doing work
- Informal
To drive or work as fast as possible, often to finish something
Imagine being in another person's situation to understand their feelings
Make a very good impression when you meet someone or start something new
Show support by giving money or doing something to help
- Informal
Make people very afraid and make them respect you by showing power
- Formal
Arrange your personal, money, and legal matters before illness or death
- Informal
To make small changes to something bad so it looks better without fixing the real problem
Try to make things the way they were after they changed
- Informal
Tell someone about an idea so they will think about it later
- Informal
To work as hard as you can, often more than expected
- Offensive
To yell at or threaten someone to make them try harder
- Informal
To gain weight and become healthier after being thin or sick
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
Force someone to answer or act without time to prepare when they feel uncomfortable
To send someone to a hospital for treatment because of illness or injury
To help someone see how important something really is by comparing it with other things or giving background
- Informal
Make someone feel ashamed or less important by showing your power
Compounds
- Specialized
A contract that gives you the choice to sell an investment at a fixed price within a set time
How Strongly
Surface Forms
Etymology
Put comes from an old English word for 'place', and people used that image to mean 'place someone into a state'. So when you 'put' someone at ease, you are 'placing' them into a calm condition.