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to put up

to put up

54 2.4
Place a sign or notice so people can see it
  • phrasal verb
  • /pʊt ʌp/
translation icon : poner
  • We're going to have our logos put up on the wall.
  • put up signs

I got some prints to put up on my wall.

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Examples

  • I got some prints to put up on my wall.

    Michelle Choi

  • I told you to put up posters and draw big crowds.

    Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)

  • If you think it's not, put up the red sign.

  • And remember to put up the sign if you go to the bathroom.

    Cuckoo (2024)

  • I just put up a new sign.

    Dante's Peak (1997)

  • And I saw someone putting up new signs and taking yours down.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • "A picture! They put up a picture at our house today!"

    Fiction book (1992)

  • And last but not least, Carl, can you put up that flyer I sent you last night?

  • I put up signs of my number in the hotel in case you'd been delayed.

    Before Sunset (2004)

  • She decided to put up a notice about the upcoming event on the bulletin board.

Synonyms

to show
vsto put up
∞ 1.0

To let others see or notice something

is specifically about physically placing items so they can be seen
to post
vsto put up
  • Texting
∞ 1.9

To put a message, photo, or notice where many people can see it, for example online

refers more to physically placing visible items rather than publishing
to display
vsto put up
439 1.9

To show something so other people can see it

focuses on placing objects specifically to be easily noticed
to put out
vsto put up
255 3.6

Publish something like a book or magazine for people to buy

focuses on physically placing visible items rather than publishing materials
to exhibit
vsto put up
173 3.4

To show something to the public or show a feeling

is usually more everyday and simple physical placement for visibility
to sign
vsto put up
76 1.7

To put up boards or displays that give information to people

is broader, for any visible placement not only informational markers
to hang a banner
vsto put up
3 3.0

Put a large sign or cloth up so people can see it

covers general visible placement, not only suspended large displays
to signpost
vsto put up
1 4.1

To put up signs that show directions or information

is used for any visible placement, not only directional marking
to paste up
vsto put up
1 4.5

Attach posters or papers to a wall using glue

covers visible placement by any method, not only glue attachment
to placard
vsto put up
6.6

To put up signs in public to give information or advertise

is about placing items so they are easily seen in general

Antonyms

to take down
46 3.0

To remove something that is fixed or standing, for example stage equipment

How Visible

to exhibit
173 3.4
display
196 2.2
to post
  • Texting
∞ 1.9
to put up
54 2.4
to place
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

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

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 display a notice) comes from the act of fixing a sign or poster on a wall or board so everyone can see it, in other words putting it up where it is visible. That's why 'put up' means 'display or place a sign'.