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Phrasal Verbs
Phrasal verbs with 'PUT'
Term | Definition | |
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put money in | To make a financial contribution. | The cost of driving to Paris and back is €400 so we all need to put in €100. |
put something off | To postpone or delay something. | She put off telling him the bad news until he was feeling happier. A procrastinator is someone who is always putting things off. |
be put off (by something) | To be distracted or disturbed by something else happening. | The footballer missed the penalty because he was put off by the crowd whistling. |
put off, be put off (something) | To get the feeling that something is bad and consequently to change your mind or plan | I’d love to try oysters but the look of them always puts me off. It puts me off my writing if lots of people are talking around me. |
put something on | To turn on something electrical. | I’ll put the television on – there’s a good film on tonight. Put the light on! I can’t see |
put someone down | to make an arragement | put me down as "Don't Know" for the party on Saturday and I'll let you know for certain tomorrow. |
put someone up | To accommodate someone; to let someone sleep at your house for a night or a few nights. | Can you put me up for a few days while I’m in London? |
put up with something | To live with something you don’t like; to tolerate something you don’t like. | I have to put up with my husband’s snoring. How do you put up with all the noise that your neighbours make? |
put an animal down | to kill an animal | we had to put our dog down. He was really sick |
put someone on | to joke | "I hear Joe’s quit his job." "You’re putting me on!" |
put someone down | to criticize someone, especially when other people are present, in a way that makes them feel stupid | He’s always trying to put me down. |
put something down | To stop carrying something. | Put down those heavy bags you’re carrying and take a seat. He stopped writing and put his pen down for a moment. |