The phrasal verb put belongs to the group of irregular transitive verbs. Meanings: put, place, bring, expose, direct, express, force something to be done, formulate, express (in words). In combination with various prepositions and adverbs, it is widely used in colloquial speech. All 3 forms of the verb put are exactly the same.
Phrasal verb put - examples of combinations with prepositions and adverbs
Even one combination of the phrasal verb put with a preposition or adverb can have up to 20 meanings. The sentence is translated depending on the general meaning. So, for example, the phrasal verb put down is translated in one case as “to write down,” in another as “to humiliate,” and in the third as “to put to sleep.” For an accurate understanding, you need to consider the sentences with examples. It is better to learn the meanings by heart, and you can consolidate the learned material through constant practice, as well as by doing exercises.
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The phrasal verb put should be mastered gradually. Choose the most used expressions in speech and texts. Pay attention to all the nuances. For example, put on involves putting on one item of clothing, while say get dressed means getting dressed completely. At first, it is very difficult to translate sentences on your own.
Prepositions and adverbs play the main role in transitive phrasal verbs. Their meaning predetermines the meaning of the expression. So off indicates distance, exclusion. Aside - to the side, which means that the verb with this adverb will mean to put aside, to put aside. Together - together, which means the actions will be joint (we will think about it, we will draw up a plan). But there are verbs that cannot be translated based on associations and the meaning of prepositions/adverbs. These include: put up with - endure, put up with.
The noun in relation to which the action is performed can be located inside the phrase. Example : to put my expenditures down - cut my expenses. “my expenditures” is used between to put and down. Keep in mind that in English everything is translated literally. Constant training is needed. And then you will quickly master this interesting and at the same time complex language.
We remember: put on clothes - put on, take off clothes - take off, put off - put off, push away.
Table of examples of using phrasal verbs (to put + preposition/adverb)
| Writing | Translation | Examples of using |
| put on | Put on, turn on (set mechanisms in motion), gain weight, make fun of k.l., put on (on stage); pretend (to be sick), increase (speed) | Michelle put on pink socks. – Michelle put it on pink socks. Thomas has put on 7 kg. – Thomas dialed 7 kg. You can put on a new play. – You can stage a new play. Merry, put on the light, please! - Mary, please turn on the light! |
| put off | Remove, put aside, turn off, repel, disgust | Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today. – Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today. (until – before, here used on) They can put off the court date. – They can reschedule (postpone) the court date. Lily, most guys are put off by my look. – Ah Lily, most guys pushes away My appearance. This rubbish puts me off. “This trash can disgusts me.” |
| put out | extinguish (fire, fire, cigarette), publish, publish (in a magazine), dislocate, cause inconvenience | Faster put the fire out! - Faster put it out fire! I have put out my hand. “I sprained my arm.” I was really put out by the unexpected arrival of our neighbors. – I was really upset the unexpected arrival of my neighbors. (To me caused inconvenience unexpected arrival of my neighbors.) |
| put away | remove, get rid of, hide, appear, put aside, absorb (about food) | I can't put away this stand. - I can't put away this stand. Paul puts away his pen and went to the garden. - Floor postponed pen and went into the garden. He put away 3 apples and 2 cakes. - He ate 3 apples and 2 cakes. |
| put through | connect (by phone), end | Can you put me through to Mr. Gray? -Can you connect me to Mr. Gray? Can you put it through by Friday? - You can finish with this (do it) by Friday? |
| put up | Build, finance, raise, organize, install | Philip was putting a tent up in the forest. – Philip installed tent in the forest. They didn't put up price for their cottage. - They are not raised(raise) the price of their cottage. |
| put up with | To endure, to put up with (something) | How can you put up with his pranks? - How can you tolerate his antics? |
| put down | Write down (phone number), humiliate, omit, put to sleep (= kill), record, interrupt | Bella was very sick and she had to be put down. -Bella was very sick and had to put to sleep. Now I see why you had me put down the gun. - Now I understand why you made me lower gun. The results of the experiments are put down in the journal. – Experimental results are fixed (are recorded) In the magazine. Mr. Alens puts me down! – Mr. Allens humiliates me! We had to put down the work when John came. - We had to interrupt work when John arrived. |
| put back | delay, slow down, return, bypass | We need to put it back. - We need this return. We should put this question back to the following month. - Let's let's put it aside (= we'll delay) this issue will be resolved by next month. It put me back$50. - This it worked out me at 50 dollars. |
| put around | Lay out, have fun, hug | I want to put around you. - I want you hug. The chainlet is something nice, that you put around your neck. – The chain is such a cute thing that put it on on the neck. |
| put together | Compose (put together) | Ann makes more money that her friends put together. – Anna earned more money than all her friends taken together. Put your heads together. - Let's together let's think about it. |
| put aside | Put aside (to the side) | Put your dreams aside and listen to me. – Set aside put your fantasies aside and listen to me. I need to put aside potatoes and carrots for winter. - I need stock up (postpone) potatoes and carrots for the winter. |
| put across | Complete the case (with successful completion) | My colleague puts this deal across in record time. – My colleague successfully cranked it up deal in record time. |
Idioms and expressions
Let's get acquainted and learn the following phrases using the phrasal verb to put:
- put something into practice – to put into practice;
- put a bee in someone’s bonnet – incite, give an idea;
- put two and two together - (literally: put 2 and 2 together) collect all the information, figure out something, put together a picture of what is happening;
- put a lid on – veto (on a teaspoon), stop growth (development);
- put a spanner in the works - put a spoke in the wheels, intend to interfere with k.l. work or business;
- put in a fix - get into trouble (or in a difficult situation);
- put something into perspective – rethink (consider in perspective);
- put something into force – to bring something into force, to put it into force (example: law);
- not put a foot wrong - do not take a single wrong step;
- put one’s foot down – take a firm position (in a critical issue);
- put yourself in my place (or in my shoes) - put yourself in my place;
- put a stop to something - to bring something to an end, to finish something.
There are still quite a few combinations, let’s look at a few more without examples:
- Put forward - to nominate a candidate, to get ahead.
- Put in – make a lot of effort, plant (a plant), invest.
- Put over - to achieve a goal.
- Put ahead - postpone (date), promote development.
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Below are the meanings of the verb to put using various prepositions:
1.Put on- put on clothes; gain weight; put into action, turn on; put in a funny position; make fun of someone; put on stage
— Put on that red dress I have recently bought for you. - Wear that red dress that I recently bought for you.
— She has put on 5 kilos - she gained 5 kilograms of weight
- A new play will be put on by the staff of our theater - A new play will be staged by the troupe of our theater.
— It is getting dark. Please put on the light - It's getting dark. Please turn on the light.
2.Put out- dislocate (shoulder or arm); extinguish or extinguish a fire or light; exclude, remove, expel; to give, for example, to the laundry, for repairs or somewhere else, to send the child to kindergarten; release, produce; cause inconvenience.
— I have put out the hand and cannot write. “I sprained my arm and can’t write.”
- Put out the candle when you go to sleep. - Turn out the candle when you go to bed.
— We have put you out with our arrival. “We caused you inconvenience with our arrival.”
3.Put off- turn off; distract, interfere, postpone until a later date, cause disgust.
— I never forget to put off the light when going out. — I never forget to turn off the lights when I leave home.
— This work may be put off till tomorrow. — This work can be postponed until tomorrow.
-Your talk put me off. - Your chatter bothers me.
4.Put through- connect by phone; finish, complete (a task), pass a law.
— All the pupils have put the task through quickly. — All students quickly completed the task.
— Please put me through with this number. - Please connect me to this number.
— The new education law will be put through in a month. — The new law on education will be adopted in a month.
5.Put down- disembark passengers; postpone, interrupt work; contribute (part of the amount), cut expenses; drink; write down;
— Please put me down at the city hospital. — Drop me off at the city hospital.
— I had to put down the work when guests came. — I had to interrupt work because of the arrival of guests.
— Put down the homework. — Write down your homework.
6. Put across / over- deceive someone;
— You shouldn’t put over your little brother. -You shouldn't deceive your little brother.
7. Put ahead- change, move the date to an earlier date; promote development;
— Hard working has put you ahead. — Hard work contributed to your rapid development.
— The plans have changed and we’ll have to put ahead our journey. — Plans have changed and we will have to reschedule our trip to an earlier date.
8. Put about- disturb, worry; disseminate information;
- It was put about that it would snow. - They say it will snow.
— She was put about by the sad news. — She was worried about the sad news.
9.Put across- to convince of something, to successfully complete something;
- I could put her across to come with us. “I was able to convince her to come with us.”
— He put across this difficult case. “He successfully navigated this complex legal process.”
10. Put apart- save time, money;
— In spite of small salary she could put apart money to buy a new TV. — Despite her small salary, she was able to save money to buy a new TV.
11. Put aside- postpone for a while; put an end to, stop thinking about something; save, save;
— I had to put aside the work when my friends came. — I had to put off work when my friends came.
12. Put back- postpone, postpone; move the clock hands;
— At 12 o’clock time should be put back. — At 12 o’clock all clocks were set back.
13. Put forward- nominate someone, propose an idea; move the clock hands forward, speed up;
— We decided to put your candidature forward for the position of the head of our department. — We have decided to nominate you for the position of head of the department.
— Tomorrow time should be put forward. — Tomorrow we need to move the clock forward.
14. Put in- file a complaint, application; put into effect; insert words; install equipment; spend time doing something;
— Put in the application and it will be considered within two days. — Submit your application and it will be reviewed within 2 days.
- Put in the missed words. - Fill in the missing words.
15. Put over- complete, achieve the goal; save;
— We managed to put over the matter. - We managed to complete our work.
16. Put together- collect, connect;
— All parts of the construction were put together. — All parts of the structure have been assembled.
17. Put up- put the play; build a building; post an advertisement; raise prices; put up for sale;
— A new play was put up at the stage of our theater. — A new play was staged on the stage of our theater.
— A new building was put up in the center of the town. — A new building was built in the city center.
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Dear friends, thank you for your feedback! A question you ask us very often: how to remember phrasal verbs. The task is difficult, but feasible. First of all, do not try to remember many meanings of one verb at once. Memorize gradually: first the most common meaning, then similar meanings, and over time you will find a verb you already know in new contexts and new meanings. Another important rule: do not try to memorize a large number of units at once - this will not lead to effective memorization. According to psychologists' studies, a person's short-term memory optimally allows them to retain seven pieces of information. Therefore, it is useless to memorize long lists. We suggest you study phrasal verbs in “portions” of eight pieces, linking each verb with a specific association. Sometimes the associations may look and sound ridiculous, but hopefully our method will help you remember them.
This article is about phrasal verbs with the PUT verb: put, place, place. These are the basic meanings of the verb put, and there are much more of them, about twenty.
When you study phrasal verbs, do not forget that the meaning of the verb itself plays a big role, you need to take it into account. Also, pay attention to prepositions and adverbs that form a phrasal verb.
So let's take a look at eight phrasal verbs that we have to remember today:
PUT ON - put on (an item of clothing).
Put - to place, on - - on. Hence, put on- put clothes on yourself. Put on- a transitive phrasal verb that requires an addition, that is, after it you need to indicate what exactly you are wearing:
He put on his coat and left the room. - She put on her coat and left the room.
I put on my evening dress and looked in the mirror. - I put on my evening dress and looked in the mirror.
Do not confuse the phrasal verb put on with other verbs of similar meaning: get dressed and wear. Get dressed implies dressing completely, rather than dressing just one thing:
She had a shower and got dressed. - She took a shower and got dressed.
Wear - to wear something, to have something on oneself.
In winter people usually wear warm clothes. - In winter, people usually wear warm clothes.
For some reason, many people tend to think that if you put on clothes - put on, then remove it - put off. It's not like taking anything off yourself - take off. A phrasal verb put off means something completely different.
PUT OFF - postpone until later, postpone to a later time, date.
The preposition off indicates removal, moving away from something. Imagine that there is something unpleasant lying next to you, something that you do not want and cannot deal with right now. You take this thing and put it away from you. Same with phrasal verbs put off: put off until later:
I always put off doing my home task. - I always put off doing my homework until later.
The match was put off due to the rain. - The match was postponed due to rain.
PUT ASIDE - put aside, save money, save, store up.
The adverb aside means "to the side", and the phrasal verb involving aside related to this. If you have extra money, you can spend it immediately, or you can put it aside for a rainy day:
I put some money aside because I want to buy a new car. - I'm saving money because I want to buy a new car.
Why don't we put some money aside so that we can go on holiday next summer? - Why don't we save some money so that we can go on holiday next summer?
PUT DOWN TO - to attribute to, to explain with something, to attribute.
Well, to remember the meaning of this phrasal verb, let's use our imagination again. Imagine that you have a problem in your hands. Around you, for example, below, on the floor, there are reasons that can explain this problem or phenomenon. The task is to explain the reason. Down indicates downward movement. Imagine that you need to correlate a phenomenon with its cause, put the problem on its cause. When you find a suitable explanation, you shift, put (lower) the problem on it: put down to :
They put his rude behavior down to his bad upbringing. - They attributed his rude behavior to poor upbringing.
The farmers put the poor harvest down to the drought. - Farmers attributed the poor harvest to drought.
PUT FORWARD - to present, propose, put forward (idea, plan, proposal).
As you know, the adverb forward means moving forward. Accordingly, if you have something to offer, you put forward your idea, put it in front of you so that everyone can see it, present it to others:
My boss put forward the plan of further changes. - My boss proposed a plan for further changes.
A number of suggestions were put forward at the meeting but none of them seemed effective. - Several proposals were put forward at the meeting, but none of them seemed effective.
PUT UP - erect, erect, build, install vertically.
Up conveys the idea of upward movement. The verb put up is often used when talking about buildings: houses, walls, towers, when something grows in height:
A new office block was put up next to the supermarket. - A new office center was built next to the supermarket.
In spring we will have to put up a new fence around the garden. - In the spring we will have to install a new fence around the garden.
PUT OUT - put out a fire, a cigarette.
As we remember, the adverb out as part of phrasal verbs indicates the end, completion, disappearance of something, the cessation of the action of something. In this case we will talk about fire. To stop a fire, you need, figuratively speaking, to put something on it: apply water, foam, or extinguish it with some object. Based on this association, we remember the phrasal verb put out :
The firefighters put out the fire in ten minutes. - Firefighters put out the fire in ten minutes.
He started coughing and put out his cigarette. - He coughed and put out his cigarette.
PUT UP WITH - put up with, withstand, endure.
Unlike the previous verb, put up with is a typical example of a phrasal verb that needs to be remembered, since it is extremely difficult to create any associations. If you have ideas on this matter, we will be glad if you share with us.
We will never put up with such behavior. “We will never tolerate such behavior.”
She had to put up with her husband's bad habits. - She had to come to terms with her husband's bad habits.
Try to use your own associations when learning new words and phrasal verbs, and don’t forget to implement them into your speech!
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very similar to its “brothers” -, etc. We can only add that its basic meaning “to put” is preserved to one degree or another in its phrasal combinations. But you shouldn’t rely on this entirely. We recommend, as in all other cases, to simply memorize, cram, and so on. What to do - without cramming, English is difficult to learn.
Put On- put on
Dorothy put on her coat and went out.
Put Out- extinguish, extinguish
Please put that cigarette out.
Put Off- put off, delay
You can’t put the decision off any longer.
Put Down- criticize
He's always trying to put me down.
Put Over- deceive
You can’t put one over on me that easily!
Put About- spread rumors
Clare’s been putting it about that I’m pregnant.
Put Aside- put off
Each month she puts some money aside for her retirement.
Put Back- delay
We've put the trip back until June now.
Put Forth- push out
The government has put forth a modest plan to streamline the whole system.
Put Up- install
John was in the garden putting a fence up.
Put Up with- put up with
How has Jan put up with him for so long?
What is a phrasal verb (in English phrasalverb)? This is a combination of "verb + preposition". For example: takeoff,puton,giveup,makeout,throwup(check what the last verb means - unfortunately, sometimes such unpleasant knowledge can be useful).
Vovochka set fire to the hotel while on vacation, realized that he had done wrong and wanted to correct the situation. He asks his mother: “Mom, how do you say “put out the fire” in English?”
Mother ( affectionately; Her nose was stuffy from yesterday's trip - to a Guanche village, in an air-conditioned jeep, so she doesn't smell the burning smell.):"Extinguish, son. Extinguish."
Vovochka says “thank you” to his mother (out of fear he became polite), goes to the administrator and says: “I’m sorry, but I think you must extinguish fire.”
Administrator ( picks up the phone; with lazy bewilderment):"There"s a boy who says we need to put out some fire."
Scream on the phone: "What? Put out some fire? The hotel is all on fire! We"re all trying to put out this terrible fire!"
Vovochka ( has already heard everything he needs; breathes a sigh of relief):"Thank you very much!"
Vovochka runs away, anticipating that big, beautiful fire trucks will arrive soon. The administrator, his mouth open and his eyes blinking, twirls the telephone receiver in his hands. The chocolate he wanted to give to the child melts in his palm and drips onto the table.
So what happened? Words extinguish And putout interchangeable? Yes. Extinguish- this is an ordinary verb. Putout- phrasal verb. Both mean “to put out the fire.” But in colloquial speech, phrasal verbs are more common than ordinary verbs. This is what the administrator, who was in a conversational mood, demonstrated. But the educated mother told Vovochka a word from literary dictionary, which in colloquial speech sounds needlessly pretentious.
So again: when we take short, extremely common verb and add to it pretext (in,out,off,on,up,down, downabout,around- well, or some other one), - we get a phrasal verb.
Why are phrasal verbs important? They are found at every step in speech. There is no escape from them.
What's so nice about phrasal verbs? Using them, we sound natural.
What's wrong with phrasal verbs? They are very "colorless". Small verb like put much less colorful than sonorous extinguish and the pretext is a generally faded, inconspicuous minnow, trying to slip out of memory. Well, judge for yourself - how much putout different in sound from putup? Or put on? Or put off? (Unless putin sounds a little more vivid due to the similarity with a famous surname, but the problem is - putin- a rarely used verb). And with all their external similarity, values Each of these four phrasal verbs is simply radically different.
What to do with phrasal verbs? Come to terms with their slipperiness and learn - that’s all. You don't mind having to learn ordinary words, do you? But since phrasal verbs are inconspicuous, they are poorly remembered. And that's why it's necessary many times out loud repeat bright phrases with these words.
Let's immediately agree that the main criterion for choosing verbs for our lessons will be frequency of their use. We will not consider what is rare.
Since we started with the verb put, then let's develop the topic. Verb №1 was put out.
№2 - Puton.
No. 2.A - Put on clothes.
Just remember: you won’t be able to take off your clothes. put off(as would be logical), and take off.
Mum: Billy, put on your jacket
, it's cold.
Billy: No, mum! I"ll put on my t-shirt
.
Mum: No Billy, please put on your jacket
!
Billy: I hate this pink jacket, it's for girls!
Mum: Billy, put the jacket on
!
Billy: No!
Mum: Put it on! Put it on! Put! It! On!!!
Billy (cunningly decided that as soon as he went outside, he would immediately take off the hated girl’s jacket): Okay, Mum, I"ll put it on
. But it's the last time ( goes outside). Now I can take it off!!! ( takes off his jacket, throws it on the bench and runs away).
Remember the general strategy - to learn a verb, say out loud bright, emotional phrases with this verb. Please do just that with the above (and below) dialogue.
By the way, pay attention to three possible types of phrases:
1) Put on the jacket.
2) Put the jacket on.
3) Put it on.
As you can see, if together with a phrasal verb we use a big word - a noun - then we can say putonthejacket, And putthejacketon. That is, a preposition can be before or after a noun. But if, together with a phrasal verb, we say a small word - a pronoun - then the pronoun will always be before pretext: putiton(but not putonit).
The above is not correct for everyone, but only for 80-90% of phrasal verbs. Sometimes there are verbs that behave differently. This happens quite rarely, and we will definitely specifically mention such cases.
No. 2.B - More put on means "to gain weight."
Here are a couple of dialogues:
1) - Wow, John! You look so big!
- Yes, Tim, during the holiday I put on
10 kilograms! I ate fantastic dinners every night!
2) - Have you seen Britney recently?
- Yes, it looks like she's put on
a lot of weight!
- Isn't it horrible?
(I don’t specifically write translations of dialogues. If you think about them, you will understand everything. And what you think about is remembered better than what is translated “for free” :) If something is not clear even after “thinking through it,” then ask a question at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. To view it, your browser must have Javascript enabled!)
No. 3 - Put off - postpone (by time). The synonym of this verb is postpone.
Let's put off the meeting till tomorrow. Otherwise - Let's postpone the meeting until tomorrow.
Another example:
I need to put off
my report. I'm not prepared.
- How much time do you need?
- Well, can I put it off
till as late as possible? I'm really not ready.
№4 - Putthrough - connect by phone. Synonym -connect.
Can I speak to Mrs Dorada?
- Yes, sir, I"m putting you through
!
And after five minutes of waiting, I was put through to Mr Nevada. I asked:
Good afternoon. Is it Mrs Dorada?
- No, it's John Nevada! I"m putting you through to
Mrs Dorada.
After another five minutes I was put through to Kelly Prada.
Hi, is this Mrs Dorada?
- No, it's Kelly Prada. Do you want me to put you through to
Mrs Dorada?
- Yes, please.
Such is life. These are the names people have.
№5 - Putdown - record. Synonym, as you guessed, -write down.
What's your phone number?
- Oh, it's easy to remember! It's 29085674234985378923487.
- Oh, please wait, can I put it down
?
No. 6 - Put up with something / somebody - put up, come to termsWithby whom/how-or. Synonym -stand (Yes Yes, stand in addition to “stand” it also means “to endure something, to put up with something”).
I"m not going to put up with
this terrible noise coming from the neighbors upstairs! I"ll show them a thing or two!
- Well, you"ll have to put up with it
. The neighbor's wife is your new boss, you know!
Another situation.
My aunt has come to visit us. It's terrible! She's telling everyone what to do!
- Why don't you kick her out?
- But it's my aunt! I can't possibly do it! We'll have to put up with her
for the next two weeks.
Well, the topic of “phrasal verbs” has begun. Remember, all phrases must be read aloud, many times And emotionally! Then they will firmly settle in the subconscious.
And now - an exercise.
Insert the correct verb in the correct form. Select from put out, put on, put up, put through, put off, put down.
Test yourself using the keys. Then read the sentences out loud many times.
- Let's ____ ____ our meeting till tomorrow. Today I have no time.
- The fire was so strong, a fire brigade of 20 people couldn't ____ it ____ .
- Wait a minute! I must ____ ____ this information.
- Every day after school she eats chips and drinks cola with friends! I"m not surprised she ____ ____ five kilograms in three months!
- Could I speak to Ulrika, please? - Yes, I"m ____ you ____ .
- It"s enough! I"m not going to ____ ____ ____ the boss's rudeness anymore! I quit!
- Welcome to the Morrisson Hotel, Mr Carlsson. Please ____ ____ your name and address here.
- Please ____ ____ your cigarette. You can't smoke in here.
- He rents the new flat very cheaply, but he has to ____ ____ ____ a lot of noise - it"s next to a train station.
- In this restaurant you can"t wear shorts. You must ____ ____ trousers.
- Good morning. Could you please ____ me ____ to the sales department?
- It was raining, so the organizers had to ____ ____ the tennis match till the next day.
In the following lessons, the topic of phrasal verbs will definitely be continued.
Well, now I’m tempted to talk about the rarely used meanings of these verbs. But only in small print, okay?
Put down - put (an animal) to sleep. The cat was suffering, so we had to put him down.
Put through - expose to difficulties. During our first year in France, he was put through lots of problems.
Put on an air of... - let on yourself... Put on an air of importance / innocence / superiority - to put on an air of importance/innocence/importance.
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