to put out

Examples

• All

• I think it's about the love you put out into the world.

  Blog text (10)

• We put out the word that Ian Massey and his little lovebird eloped to Rio on an extended honeymoon.

  The Vindicator (1986)

• You get back from the universe, from the world, what it is that you put out there in the world.

• And sometimes it's easy to put out excuses for yourself that makes sense to you.

• Well, I just think again, what you put out into the world, it's like you put fragrance in the air.

• This is where you have to put out every ounce of effort you've got.

  Fiction book (1996)

• I intend to put out love more than unhappiness—like we all do.

  Blog text (10)

• To achieve his goals, he realized that he needed to put out more effort in his studies.

• She decided to put out the extra effort to make her presentation stand out.

• In order to complete the project on time, the team had to put out a significant amount of effort.

Synonyms

T

to try

vsto put out

∞ 1.0

To make an effort to do something difficult

implies a more significant or stronger level of effort

P

to push

vsto put out

731 1.5

To try hard to achieve something, especially against difficulty

is similar but covers effort in many forms and scales

M

to make a point

vsto put out

129 3.5

Try to do something on purpose because it is important

is broader effort for achievement rather than emphasis alone

G

to go out of one's way

vsto put out

• Informal

53 3.5

Make a special effort to do something, often to help someone

focuses on significant effort overall rather than extra helpfulness

P

to put forth

vsto put out

45 4.1

To try hard to do something

is the wider act of putting in significant effort

G

to go all out

vsto put out

39 4.1

To try as hard as you can with a lot of energy

is about strong effort without requiring absolute maximum intensity

P

to push it

vsto put out

• Informal

39 5.3

To try very hard to do more than usual

is about significant effort generally, not necessarily exceeding norms

E

to exert

vsto put out

33 4.1

Make a strong physical or mental effort

covers significant effort but without stressing strain level

P

to push oneself harder

vsto put out

4 3.5

Try much harder to work or train

is the general act of exerting significant effort without escalation

P

to put one's shoulder to the wheel

vsto put out

• Informal

2 7.5

To start working very hard to reach a goal

is the general idea of exerting significant effort

P

to put one's shoulder into

vsto put out

• Informal

1 6.8

To work very hard and use a lot of energy

is broader, meaning to give a large amount of effort

Antonyms

G

to give up

∞ 1.2

To stop trying to do something or accept defeat

S

to slack off

• Informal

3 3.9

To become less strong or busy

How Hard

to go out of one's way

• Informal

53 3.5

to exert

33 4.1

to put out

3 5.0

to try

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology