to put
- verb
- /pʊt/
- The teacher asked the students to put their ideas into a clear report.
- put forward
- put simply
- put another way
There's things that we can put out there to hide and mask.
- There's things that we can put out there to hide and mask.
- Just like let's see, under special skills you put crushing babies.
- How did you put put that on the page?
Examples
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During the meeting, she put her thoughts on the table for discussion.
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Thank you for the opportunity to put this matter on record.
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The purpose is to get students to put ideas down on paper quickly and accurately.
Academic text (2013) -
Data obtained as a result of this study were put into tables through statistical analysis.
Academic text (2012) -
Making these programs more effective will require putting them at arm's length from the bureaucracy.
Academic text (2011) -
One student said, "I found out I could put olive oil on my toothache."
Academic text (2015) -
If you want to put a record on, Mr Newton, music doesn't disturb me.
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In a note to his partners threatening suicide, he put it bluntly: "I am a fool."
Academic text (2017) -
He plans to put his skills to good use by starting a new project.
Synonyms
To assemble and prepare equipment or objects so they are ready to use
To take place in a particular time or place
To put things in a neat sequence
To put things or information in a clear, neat order
To make the main structure and details of a plan or idea
To write something so you do not forget it
To state something clearly in writing or speech
To say something in a careful or polite way
To explain an idea so people understand it
Antonyms
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 Clearly
Surface Forms
Etymology
Put began with the idea of 'placing', and speakers used that image for words and ideas too, as in 'put it this way' where you 'place' your meaning in certain words. So to put something into words is to arrange or place your ideas in a particular form.