Verb à PUT (2nd PART)
Meaning –
Invest time or effort or money
Usage - He put in 5hrs daily for his studies to score 90% in the exam.
When the business started, each of the investors put in INR 20,000.
Install
Usage - The director asked to put in all the computers in C-Block labs.
Formally submit a request, a claim or a proposal.
Usage - The trainers put in the letter to the chancellor’s office regarding their salary issue.
Meaning –
Delay or postpone a task and cancel a meeting
Usage - When are you going to learn phrasal verbs, you can’t put them off for a week.
It is too late to put them off now.
Discourage someone from doing something or distract
Usage - I am trying to concentrate, but you’re putting me off.
He was put off science by bad teaching.
Meaning -
Present, host or organize something
Usage - There are lots of parents joining the school trip so we’ll have to put on extra minibuses.
The committee is planning to put on the annual function in October.
Gain weight
Usage - I have put on 5 kg since I joined your club.
Get dressed
Usage - He put on his business coat for the meeting.
Pretend
Usage - Sunil put on an American accent, as he thought it made him sound great.
Apply, spread on surface
Usage - Please put good amount of mayonnaise on the burger. It tastes good.
to give somebody the telephone so that they can talk to the person at the other end.
Usage - Can you put Amit on? I want to talk to him.
Turn on
Usage - Do you mind if I put the TV on?
Meaning -
Defeat in a sporting competition
Usage - Everybody was surprised when Bangladesh put South Africa out of ICC WC 2019.
Hurt or injure (usually about the back or joints)
Usage - Shikhar Dhawan put his shoulder out playing against Australia in 2018.
Stop from burning, extinguish
Usage - Put out that fire before anyone sees we’re camping here.
Place outside
Usage - Can you put the washing out when it stops raining?
Inconvenience or disturb someone
Usage - I can easily stay at a hotel. Please don’t put yourself out just because I’m coming to visit.
To Produce
Usage - The factory puts out 2000 units each day.
Broadcast, publish
Usage - When is your band putting out its first album?
Meaning - To Express or convey information
Usage - He put his main point over very clearly in the final presentation
Meaning -
Connect someone by phone
Usage -Please hold while I put you through to my brother.
Make someone do something difficult
Usage - I’ve put myself through a tough week of training in preparation for the phrasal verbs.
Test or trial something
Usage - Our boss puts all new employees through a series of cognitive tests.
Pay for someone’s education
Usage - Amit put kapil through.
Ensure something is submitted, approved or implemented
Usage - The local council has put through plans to redevelop the city center.
Meaning -
Create a group of people or things
Usage - Our country has put together a football team, but it’s not very good.
Assemble, build from separate parts
Usage - My son has taken the computer apart and now I don’t know how to put it back together.
Compile, organize or create from separate items
Usage - I’ve put this CD together for you. It has all my favorite 80s tracks.
Meaning -
Build or erect
Usage - Let’s put the tent up now because it’ll be raining soon.
Raise the price or value of something
Usage - The State Bank of India has decided to put up interest rates.
Allow someone to stay for a short time
Usage - I had nowhere to stay, so my friends agreed to put me up for a couple of days.
Fix or hang on a wall or vertical surface
Usage - Where do you think we should put this picture up?
Provide a large sum of money for something
Usage - An anonymous businessman has put up $10,000 to help rebuild the church roof.
Meaning - Tolerate someone or something unpleasant or annoying
Usage - The trainers of a school in the university put up with their boss.
Meaning - To encourage someone to do something bad
Usage - She misbehaved with her subordinates because her boyfriend put her up to it.
Verifying, please be patient.