put up on

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [poo t uhp on, awn]
- /pʊt ʌp ɒn, ɔn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [poo t uhp on, awn]
- /pʊt ʌp ɒn, ɔn/

Definitions of put up on words

adjective put up on imposed upon; ill-used. 1
verb with object put up on 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 up on to bring into some relation, state, etc.: to put everything in order. 1
verb with object put up on 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 up on to subject to the endurance or suffering of something: to put convicted spies to death. 1
verb with object put up on to set to a duty, task, action, etc.: I put him to work setting the table. 1

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Origin of put up on

First appearance:

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

First recorded in 1915-20

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Parts of speech for Put up on

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Put up on

put up on popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

put up on usage trend in Literature

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