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to put up

to put up

6 4.0
Suggest someone as a candidate for a position or award
  • phrasal verb
  • /pʊt ʌp/
translation icon : proponer (como candidato)
  • Next year, I would be eligible to be put up for tenure.
  • put up a candidate
  • Democrats put up

Examples

  • In the end, it doesn't matter who the GOP puts up for governor.

    Blog text (32)

  • I'm going to put you up for the silver star as well.

    Windtalkers (2002)

  • Are you ready to put him up for the Athletic Club?

    Joe (1970)

  • Remember that when Obama put Sonya Sotomayor up for nomination, there were legitimate concerns that her record reflected an anti-abortion slant.

    Blog text (17)

  • The committee decided to put up Sarah as the candidate for the award.

  • After much discussion, they agreed to put up John for the managerial position.

  • At the meeting, we will put up Emily for the leadership role in the project.

Synonyms

to nominate
vsto put up
461 3.4

To officially suggest someone for a job or honor

is a general proposal rather than a formal appointment action
to propose
vsto put up
  • Formal
38 3.4

To suggest someone for a job or official position

is the same meaning but expressed as a short phrasal expression
to put forward
vsto put up
5 3.1

To suggest someone for a job or prize

is the same suggestion but given as a concise phrasal form

Antonyms

to withdraw
159 3.5

To take money or things out of a place where they are kept

How Official

to nominate
461 3.4
to propose
  • Formal
38 3.4
to put up
6 4.0
to suggest
∞ 1.6
mention
220 2.5

Surface Forms

put up infinitive
putting up present participle
puts up third person singular
put up past
put up past participle

Morphology

put + up

The verbs 'put' (place) and particle 'up' (away/upward) give a loose, compositional sense of placing something away, which can suggest storing or keeping. However, the specific meaning 'preserve food in a can/tin' is a specialized, conventionalized extension (and somewhat dialectal) that is not fully predictable from the parts, so it is only partially transparent to learners.

Etymology

Put up (to propose a candidate) comes from the simple image of placing a name up on a list or notice to show you choose that person for a role. So to 'put up' someone means 'propose them as a candidate'.