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- [poo t]
- /pʊt/
- /ˈpʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [poo t]
- /pʊt/
Definitions of put word
- verb with object put to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf. 1
- verb with object put to bring into some relation, state, etc.: to put everything in order. 1
- verb with object put to place in the charge or power of a person, institution, etc.: to put a child in a special school. 1
- verb with object put to subject to the endurance or suffering of something: to put convicted spies to death. 1
- verb with object put to set to a duty, task, action, etc.: I put him to work setting the table. 1
- verb with object put to force or drive to some course or action: to put an army to flight. 1
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Origin of put
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English put(t)en to push, thrust, put, Old English *putian (as verbal noun putung an impelling, inciting); akin to pytan, potian to push, goad, cognate with Old Norse pota to thrust, poke
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Put
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
put popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
put usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for put
verb put
- accounted — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
- air — Air is the mixture of gases which forms the Earth's atmosphere and which we breathe.
- anted — Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- anteed — Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- attach — If you attach something to an object, you join it or fasten it to the object.
adj put
- hard put — not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.
- in a state — distraught
- in state — to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
adjective put
- wrecker — a person or thing that wrecks.
Antonyms for put
verb put
- clean out — If you clean out something such as a cupboard, room, or container, you take everything out of it and clean the inside of it thoroughly.
- cleaned out — free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress.
- clear out — If you tell someone to clear out of a place or to clear out, you are telling them rather rudely to leave the place.
- go belly up — the front or under part of a vertebrate body from the breastbone to the pelvis, containing the abdominal viscera; the abdomen.
- hit the dirt — to drop to the ground
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