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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [poo t it too]
- /pʊt ɪt tu/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [poo t it too]
- /pʊt ɪt tu/
Definitions of put it to words
- verb with object put it to 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 it to to bring into some relation, state, etc.: to put everything in order. 1
- verb with object put it to 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 it to to subject to the endurance or suffering of something: to put convicted spies to death. 1
- verb with object put it to to set to a duty, task, action, etc.: I put him to work setting the table. 1
- verb with object put it to to force or drive to some course or action: to put an army to flight. 1
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Origin of put it to
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
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Parts of speech for Put it to
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
put it to 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".
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