to put out
43
5.8
- phrasal verb
- /pʊt aʊt/
:
molestar
- He felt put out when he learned he had to attend the meeting without preparation.
Examples
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-I guess I was a little put out.
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I can see where the supermodel is a bit put out over the whole sordid thing.
Blog text (15) -
It's just she seems a bit put out.
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I finished it feeling slightly put out, and I'm not the only one, clearly.
Blog text (20) -
She was pretty put out by that.
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We've all been put out by this whole thing, right?
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I felt a little put out, but I didn't show it.
Fiction book (1998) -
Molly glanced at her father, who seemed mildly put out by the interruption of the more entertaining reminiscences.
Fiction book (1999) -
I'm really sorry to put out my friends when I have to cancel our plans.
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She didn't mean to put you out, but the changes to the schedule were unavoidable.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To annoy or disturb someone
174
1.8
To cause someone worry or bother
37
4.9
To cause trouble or difficulty for someone
To cause someone a little trouble or discomfort
To bother someone by causing them trouble or discomfort
To refuse or fail to do what someone asks, causing them trouble and upset
Antonyms
How Bothered
174
1.8
362
1.0
183
2.1
43
5.8
∞
1.0
37
4.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
The anesthetic sense is partially inferable because 'put' can mean 'place into a state' and 'out' can signal loss of consciousness in constructions like 'knock out' or 'black out', so there is a conceptual link to making someone unconscious. However, 'out' more typically means 'outside' for learners and the specific medical/useful sense 'put (someone) out' = 'sedate/put to sleep' is idiomatic and register-specific, so a B1 learner who only knows the constituents would likely not fully predict it.
Etymology
Put out meaning 'to inconvenience' comes from the image of making someone move out of their comfort or routine, so it means 'to trouble or bother someone'.