well-put

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wel poo t]
- /wɛl pʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wel poo t]
- /wɛl pʊt/

Definitions of well-put word

verb with object well-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 well-put to bring into some relation, state, etc.: to put everything in order. 1
verb with object well-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 well-put to subject to the endurance or suffering of something: to put convicted spies to death. 1
verb with object well-put to set to a duty, task, action, etc.: I put him to work setting the table. 1
verb with object well-put to force or drive to some course or action: to put an army to flight. 1

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Origin of well-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

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Parts of speech for Well-put

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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well-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".