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put up to

put up to
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [poo t uhp too]
    • /pʊt ʌp tu/
    • /ˈpʊt ʌp tuː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [poo t uhp too]
    • /pʊt ʌp tu/

Definitions of put up to words

  • phrasal verb put up to If you put someone up to something wrong or foolish or something which they would not normally do, you suggest that they do it and you encourage them to do it. 0
  • noun put up to to inform or instruct (a person) about (tasks, duties, etc) 0
  • noun put up to to urge or goad (a person) on to; incite to 0
  • verb put up to (Idiomatic) To encourage or trick (someone) to perform an action which is foolish or wrong. 0
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Parts of speech for Put up to

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Put up to

put up to popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% 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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