In this lesson, you will learn commonly used phrasal verbs with PUT.
Useful PHRASAL VERBS with PUT
List of common phrasal verbs with PUT in English
1. Put across
- Explain or state something clearly and understandably
E.g. All good communicators try to use popular, well-understood examples to put across complex ideas.
2. Put aside
- Save (money)
E.g. I try to put a few dollars aside each week, just in case I need money in an emergency.
3. Put aside
- Ignore or intentionally disregard (something), temporarily or permanently
E.g. Let’s put our differences aside for the moment, and get this project finished.
4. Put asunder
- Sunder; disjoin; separate; disunite; divorce; annul; dissolve
E.g. What God hath joined together, let no man put asunder.
5. Put away
- Place out of the way, clean up
E.g. I put the clothes away so as to neaten the room.
6. Put away
- Store, add to one’s stores for later use
E.g. Preparing for the worst, they put away food for the winter.
7. Put away
- Consume (food or drink), especially in large quantities
E.g. You wouldn’t think such a small person could put away so much food.
8. Put away
- Send (someone) to prison
E.g. After he was convicted, they put him away for 10 years.
9. Put away
- Knock out an opponent
E.g. He put away his opponent in the first round.
10. Put away
- Take a large lead in a game, especially enough to guarantee victory
E.g. They put the game away by scoring three touchdowns in the fourth quarter.
11. Put back
- Return something to its original place
E.g. He carefully put the vase back on the shelf.
12. Put back
- Postpone an arranged event or appointment
E.g. The meeting has been put back to 5.00 pm.
13. Put back
- Drink fast; to knock down alcohol
E.g. You’ll need to put that drink back quickly; it’s very nearly closing time.
14. Put back
- Change the time in a time zone to an earlier time
E.g. Don’t forget that this Sunday we put the clocks back an hour.
15. Put by
- Preserve food by canning, freezing, drying, etc.
E.g. Our family has been putting food by for generations.
16. Put by
- Perform an action without attracting attention
E.g. I managed to put that transaction by accounts payable.
17. Put by
- Save money
E.g. I have put a few hundred pounds by for a rainy day.
18. Put by
- Run a ship aground intentionally to avoid a collision
E.g. The Bow Spring put by to avoid colliding with the Manzanillo II.
19. Put down
- Insult, belittle, or demean
E.g. They frequently put down their little sister for walking slowly.
20. Put down
- Pay
E.g. We put down a $1,000 deposit.
21. Put down
- Halt, eliminate, stop, or squelch, often by force
E.g. The government quickly put down the insurrection.
22. Put down
- Euthanize (an animal)
E.g. Rex was in so much pain, they had to put him down.
23. Put down
- Write (something)
E.g. Put down the first thing you think of on this piece of paper.
24. Put down
- Terminate a call; to hang up.
E.g. Don’t put the phone down. I want a quick word with him, too.
25. Put down
- Add a name to a list
E.g. I’ve put myself down for the new Spanish conversation course.
26. Put down
- Make prices, or taxes, lower
E.g. BP are putting petrol and diesel down in what could be the start of a price war.
27. Put down
- Place a baby somewhere to sleep
E.g. I had just put Mary down when you rang. So now she’s crying again.
28. Put down
- Land
E.g. The pilot managed to put down in a nearby farm field.
29. Put down
- Drop someone off, or let them out of a vehicle
E.g. The taxi put him down outside the hotel.
30. Put down
- Cease, temporarily or permanently, reading (a book)
E.g. I was unable to put down The Stand: it was that exciting.
31. Put down as
- Assume someone has a particular character from very little information
E.g. I put him down as ignorant, but then discovered he is, in fact, a university professor!
32. Put down for
- Record that someone has offered to help, or contribute something
E.g. Put me down for one of the drivers.
33. Put down to
- State the cause of a situation
E.g. I put the high crime rate down to the high unemployment.
34. Put forward
- Propose for consideration
E.g. The Prime Minister put forward new plans to tackle corruption.
35. Put forward
- Change the time in a time zone to a later time
E.g. Don’t forget that this Sunday we put the clocks forward an hour.
36. Put in
- Place inside
E.g. Just put in the key for the ignition and turn it.
37. Put in
- Apply, request, or submit
E.g. I’m going to the bank to put in for a transfer.
38. Put in
- Contribute
E.g. I put in an extra hour at work today.
39. Put in
- Call at, arrive at, or enter a place (e.g., to enter a harbor or port)
E.g. The ship puts in to port today.
40. Put in practice
- Make (something) a practical reality
E.g. But there remain two problems to resolve before the plan can be put into practice.
41. Put off
- Procrastinate
E.g. Don’t put off your homework to the last minute.
42. Put off
- Delay (a task, event, etc.)
E.g. The storm put off the game by a week.
43. Put off
- Distract; to disturb the concentration of
E.g. Please be quiet. I’m trying to concentrate and you’re putting me off.
44. Put off
- Cause to dislike; to discourage (from doing)
E.g. Almost drowning put him off swimming.
45. Put on
- Don (clothing, equipment or the like)
E.g. Why don’t you put on your jacket. It’s cold.
46. Put on
- Fool, kid, deceive
E.g. You must be putting me on.
47. Put on
- Assume, adopt or affect; to behave in a particular way as a pretense
E.g. Why are you putting on that silly voice?
48. Put on
- Play (a recording)
E.g. I’ll put on your favorite record.
49. Put on
- Initiate cooking or warming, especially on a stovetop
E.g. I’ll put on some coffee for everybody.
50. Put on
- Perform for an audience
E.g. The actors put on a show.
51. Put oneself across
- Explain one’s ideas and opinions clearly so that another person can understand them and get a picture of your personality
E.g. It is very important to put yourself across well at a job interview.
52. Put out
- Place outside or eject
E.g. Don’t forget to put out the cat.
53. Put out
- Produce
E.g. The factory puts out 4000 units each day.
54. Put out
- Injure a part of the body, especially a joint
E.g. Don’t put out your back trying to lift that.
- 55. Put out
- Extinguish (a flame or light)
E.g. They worked for days to put out the brushfire.
56. Put over
- State, or explain a concept in a clear, understandable manner
E.g. Professor Jones is a good teacher. He knows how to put his ideas over to the students.
57. Put past
- Conclude that (someone) would not do something
E.g. Would he go so far as to call the police? I wouldn’t put it past him.
58. Put through
- Connect
E.g. Please hold the line a moment while I put you through to the sales office.
59. Put through
- Cause to endure
E.g. After all the grief my wife has put me through, I wonder why I’m still with her.
60. Put to
- Ask or pose a question, or make a proposal
E.g. I’ll put it to the committee and see what they say.
61. Put together
- Assemble, construct, build or formulate
E.g. We’ll need to put together a plan if we want to get this project finished.
62. Put up
- Place in a high location
E.g. Please put up your luggage in the overhead bins.
63. Put up
- Hang or mount
E.g. Many people put up messages on their refrigerators.
64. Put up
- Cajole or dare to do something
E.g. I think someone put him up to it.
65. Put up
- Store away
E.g. Be sure to put up the tools when you finish.
66. Put up
- House, shelter, or take in
E.g. We can put you up for the night.
67. Put up
- Present, especially in “put up a fight”
E.g. That last fighter put up quite a fight.
68. Put up
- Provide funds in advance
E.g. Butty Sugrue put up £300,000 for the Ali–Lewis fight.
69. Put up
- Make available, to offer
E.g. The picture was put up for auction.
70. Put up with
- Endure, tolerate, suffer through, or allow, especially something annoying
E.g. I put up with a lot of nonsense, but this is too much.
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