to put through
22
3.7
- phrasal verb
- /pʊt θru/
:
llevar a cabo
- The project manager needs to put through the final report before the deadline next week.
I choose the one or two that are good and then I put it through Visco, which is a filter app.
- I choose the one or two that are good and then I put it through Visco, which is a filter app.
- We're making now, we're backing, we're making this indie movie, but it's going to be pumped out and put through the machine of a giant studio.
Examples
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Put both our kids through college.
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And Johnson just put through the biggest tax hike since World War II.
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I have great money management skills and raised a child at age 18 and put myself through college.
Blog text (16) -
Especially not after everything I sacrificed to put you through college.
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Public officials and lawmakers see it as a way to put many students through college more quickly, thus alleviating the cost they budget for.
Academic text (2003) -
After several days, the novice is put through a series of tests designed to reveal the human presence behind the mask.
Academic text (1998) -
We learn the difference between wants and needs after we've been put through the grinder of hard-won experience.
Blog text (20) -
New Yorkers have been put through an ordeal these last few days, beginning with the murder of Paul Andrews, your campaign manager, and culminating last night with the arrest of Hostetler in connection with that crime.
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The committee decided to put through the proposal after reviewing all the necessary documents.
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After months of effort, we were finally able to put through the new plan for community development.
Synonyms
515
3.7
To put a plan or rule into action
348
1.8
To do a task or follow instructions
2
3.7
Finish something successfully when it is difficult
Antonyms
How Complete
- US
74
3.8
∞
1.0
22
3.7
348
1.8
190
4.2
426
4.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense 'to carry out / bring to completion' is partially inferable because 'put' (bring into a state) combined with 'through' (across to completion) gives a plausible idea of causing something to pass to completion. However, the specific procedural/administrative nuance (e.g. approving or implementing a plan) is somewhat conventional and may not be fully predictable to a B1 learner without prior exposure.
Etymology
Put through comes from the image of pushing a paper or plan through a set of steps or a machine until it is finished. That's why put through means 'to carry out or complete'.