to put
- verb
- /pʊt/
- The committee decided to put a value on the project based on its long-term benefits.
- estimates put at
- put the number at
- put the total at
I mean, I don't put a time thing on it.
- I mean, I don't put a time thing on it.
- I can't put a price on those days.
Examples
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You want willingness to take risks to put your reputation on the line.
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Figures released this month put their annual income for last year at 180,000,000 pounds, 32,000,000 more than Manchester United.
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So I ask you now, how will you put your education to use?
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I know what it's supposed to look like... and I know the value in human life you people put on it.
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Producers thus sought to put a floor on prices by holding oil off the market.
Academic text (2011) -
If you harbor any doubt, only put down what you can afford to lose.
Fiction book (1992) -
The Olympics were supposed to put these questions to bed, not raise them all anew.
Academic text (2008) -
The first Qatari census, taken in 1970, put the indigenous population at 45,039.
Academic text (2015) -
She always tries to put a positive spin on the feedback she receives.
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During the meeting, we put the implications of the new policy into perspective.
Synonyms
To decide a rule, value or deadline
To add amounts to reach a total
To decide how much money something should cost
Say that a person or cause made something
To say that something happened because of a particular reason
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 Precisely
Surface Forms
Etymology
Put originally meant 'place', and from that picture people learned to 'place' a number or value on something. So when you say you put her age at forty, you are 'placing' that estimate on her.