If desired, on the Internet, you can easily find lists like "100 most common English words", "1000 words in English that everyone should know" and so on. With a 99% probability in any such list you will find the word “put”, and there are reasons for this - this verb replaces a huge number of words and expressions, is easy to remember and use in speech - in a word, universal.
For example, let's simplify the phrase “he was shot and get a bullet wound” to “small metal thing was put in his arm by gun”. Primitive? Yes, of course, but the original meaning is preserved and the thought is expressed. This is a good example of the fact that absolutely everything can be explained in very simple words and a small vocabulary cannot be considered the reason for the inability to speak.
How does this relate to the topic of the article? Directly, as the verb “put” and other similar words play an important role in helping beginners to formulate thoughts faster and speak faster, reducing the number of pauses and stutters in speech.
“Put” can replace an incredible number of other verbs, see for yourself:
flew out of my head "return" - you can say "put back"; forgot how to support someone in a difficult situation - use “put it behind you” instead of “get over it” or “forget about it”.
“Put” to indicate movement
“Put” very easily and naturally replaces other words about movement, moving from point A to point B of something or someone, and we are not talking about phrasal verbs like “to put up with” or “to put off” and others :
- "Put the box under the desk" = "shove the box ..."
- “Put your jacket on the hanger” = “leave your jacket…”
- "Can we put your car to the parking?" = "Can we move ..."
“Put” for other cases
The use of this verb is so wide that it is suitable for a wide variety of cases, including for expressing abstract thoughts:
- "To put your thought into words" = "to verbalize your thoughts"
- “How to put my problems to others” = “how to tell about my problems”
- “I was put to pack orders all day” = “I was assigned”
- "Can you put my deal above others?" = "Can you give priority"
Thus, using the word “put” in this context 9 times out of 10 would be correct.
Phrasal verbs with “to put”
In addition to the options described above, there are many ready-to-use combinations that are used by all English-speaking people - these are the so-called phrasal verbs - stable combinations of a verb with other parts of speech. Here are some of them:
- Put forward - to offer, put forward: “During the meeting many new ideas were put forward by executives”.
- Put out - extinguish the fire / cigarette: “Put out cigarette and go back to work”, “In case of accident put up the fire or evacuate”.
- Put somebody down - to make a sharp remark, to silence, to siege: “My manager always put me down, so I live this job”.
- Put together - to unite, connect, build something - a polysemantic verb: “I’ve never put together such huge puzzle”.
- Put up with - find a common language or come to terms with something that annoys you: “I can’t put up with crowds in public transport”.
- Put through - go through difficulties due to someone else's fault: “My ex-husband put me through a lot so I’m going to get divorce and start a new life”.
- Put through - another meaning - a request to connect with someone during a telephone conversation: “Hello! Can you put me through to the account department? "
A bit of idioms
Yes, yes, these Englishmen don't have enough ambiguity, combinations with prepositions that give options for using “to put”, they also come up with idioms with this word!
- Put to good use - make the most of something: “Make sure you put your attention to good use at lectures in university”. Note again how easy it is to use “put” instead of the more complicated words, “utilize” or “implement”.
- Put my finger on it - expresses a situation when you understand: something has changed, something is wrong, but you cannot understand what is wrong. “There’s something different with my room, but I can’t put my finger on what exactly changed.” A very good, life-like expression - after all, we often point our fingers at some objects, but here the virtual finger points to obscure things, that is, another example of using “put” to express abstract concepts.
- Put too much thought into it - have you ever spent a lot of time thinking about any ideas and plans just to realize that they are not worth your time and effort? This is exactly the situation in which it is appropriate to apply this expression: “Don’t put too much thoughts into planning of your life”.
- Put my mind at ease - they say something that calms you down: “I’ve tired of stressful week, so I should relax and put my mind at ease on weekend”.
- Stay put - stay in place, do not move: “Stay put till I tell you to cross the road”.
- Put a stop to - means that it's time to stop. For serious cases when you really need to stop something: “Our conflict has been going on for too long - we need to put a stop to it”.
- Nicely put! - "well said!" It turns out that in context, the verb “to put” may well become a synonym for “to say”, could you imagine something like this: “you can put it in your own words”.
very similar to their "brothers" -, etc. It can only be added that its basic meaning "to put" is to some extent preserved in its phrasal combinations. But you should not rely on this entirely. We recommend, as in all other cases, just memorize, cram, and so on. What to do - English is hard to learn without cramming.
Put On- put on
Dorothy put on her coat and went out.
Put out- extinguish, extinguish
Please put that cigarette out.
Put Off- postpone, procrastinate
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- to postpone
Each month she puts some money aside for her retirement.
Put back- to delay
We’ve put the trip back until June now.
Put Forth- to nominate
The government has put forth a modest plan to streamline the whole system.
Put up- set
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?
The phrasal verb put - belongs to the group of irregular transitive verbs. Meanings: to put, to place, to bring, to expose, to direct, to express, to force something to do, to formulate, to express (in words). In combination with various prepositions and adverbs, it is widely used in colloquial speech. All 3 forms of 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 in one case is translated as "write down", in the other - "humiliate", in the third - "put to sleep". For an accurate understanding, you need to consider sentences with examples. It is better to learn the meanings by heart, and you can consolidate the learned material with the help of constant practice, as well as performing exercises.
Useful information :
The phrasal verb put should be learned gradually. Choose the most used phrases in speech, texts. Pay attention to all the nuances. For example, put on involves putting on one piece 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 a distance, an exception. Aside - to the side, which means that a verb with this adverb will mean to put it aside, to put it off. Together - together, which means the actions will be joint (think it over, make it up). 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.
The noun relative to which the action is performed can be located within 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. We need constant training. And then you will quickly master this interesting and at the same time difficult 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 (activate the mechanisms), gain weight, make fun of the K.L., put on (on stage); pretend (sick), increase (speed) | Michelle put on pink socks. - Michelle put on pink socks. Thomas has put on 7 kg. - Thomas typed 7 kg. You can put on a new play. - You can put on a new play. Merry, put on the light, please! - Mary, please turn on the light! |
| put off | Shoot, postpone, shut down, repulse, 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, used here on) They can put off the court date. - They can postpone (postpone) the date of the trial. Lily, most guys are put off by my look. - Ah Lily, most guys repels My appearance. This rubbish puts me off. “This trash can disgust me. |
| put out | Extinguish (fire, fire, cigarette), publish, publish (in a magazine), dislocate, cause inconvenience | Faster put the fire out! - Faster put out Fire! I have put out my hand. - I dislocated my arm. I was really put out by the unexpected arrival of mu neighbors. - I was real upset unexpected arrival of my neighbors. (To me caused inconvenience unexpected arrival of my neighbors.) |
| put away | Clean up, get rid of, hide, turn up, postpone, absorb (about food) | I can’t put away this stand. - I can not put away this stand. Paul puts away his pen and went to the garden. - Floor postponed pen and went to the garden. He put away 3 apples and 2 cakes. - He ate 3 apples and 2 cakes. |
| put through | Connect (by phone), finish | Can you put me through to Mr. Gray? - Can you connect me to Mr. Gray? Can you put it through by Friday? - You can to finish with this (execute this) before friday? |
| put up | Build, finance, raise, organize, install | Philip was putting a tent up in the forest. - Philip established tent in the forest. They didn`t put up price for their cottage. - They are not raised(raised) the price of their cottage. |
| put up with | Endure, put up with (anything) | How can you put up with his pranks? - How can you tolerate his antics? |
| put down | Write down (phone number), humiliate, lower, put to sleep (= kill), fix, interrupt | Bella was very sick and she had to be put down... -Bella was very ill 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 recorded (are recorded) In the magazine. Mr. Alens puts me down! - Mr. Alens humiliates me! We had to put down the work when John came. - We had to to interrupt work when John came. |
| put back | Delay, slow down, return, dispense | We need to put it back... - We need this return. We should put this question back to the following month. - Let's postpone (= delay) solution of this issue until next month. It put me back$ 50. - It cost me 50 dollars. |
| put around | Lay out, have fun, hug | I want to put around you. - I want you to embrace. The chainlet is something nice, that you put around your neck. - The chain is such a cute thing that put on on the neck. |
| put together | Make up (put together) | Ann makes more money that her friends put together... - Anna made more money than all her friends taken together. Put your heads together... - Let's together think about. |
| put aside | Set aside (aside) | Put your dreams aside and listen to me. - Set aside 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 | Crank up the case (with successful completion) | My colleague puts this deal across in record time. - My colleague successfully cranked 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 - put into practice;
- put a bee in someone’s bonnet - incite, submit an idea;
- put two and two together - (literally: add 2 and 2 together) to collect all the information, figure out something, put together a picture of what is happening;
- put a lid on - veto (on tsp), stop growth (development);
- put a spanner in the works - put spokes in the wheels, intends to interfere with K.L. work or business;
- put in a fix - to get into a mess (or in a difficult situation);
- put something into perspective - to rethink (consider tsp in perspective);
- put something into force - to do something, to put it into force (ex: law);
- not put a foot wrong - do not make a single wrong step;
- put one's foot down - take a firm stand (in the question);
- put yourself in my place (or in my shoes) - put yourself in my place;
- put a stop to something - to bring the matter to the end, to end something.
There are still quite a few combinations, consider a few more without examples:
- Put forward - nominate, get ahead.
- Put in - make a lot of effort, plant (plant), invest.
- Put over - to achieve the goal.
- Put ahead - postpone (date), contribute to development.
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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).
Little Johnny set fire to the hotel on vacation, realized that he had done wrong and wanted to correct the situation. He asks his mother: "Mom, what is the English word for putting out the fire?"
Mama ( affectionately; from yesterday's trip - to the Guanche village, in an air-conditioned jeep - she has a stuffy nose, so she does not smell burning): "Extinguish, son. Extinguish."
Little Johnny says "thank you" to his mother (he became polite from fear), 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. "
A cry in the phone: "What? Put out some fire? The hotel is all on fire! We "re all trying to put out this terrible fire!"
Little Johnny ( already heard everything he needs; sighs with relief): "Thank you very much!"
Little Johnny runs away, anticipating that big, beautiful fire engines will soon arrive. The administrator, opening his mouth and blinking his eyes, turns 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? The words extinguish and putout interchangeable? Yes. Extinguish - it is an ordinary verb. Putout- phrasal verb. Both mean "put out the fire." But in colloquial speech, phrasal verbs are found more often than ordinary ones. The administrator, who was tuned in to a conversational mood, demonstrated this. But the educated mother told Vovochka a word from literary dictionary, which in colloquial speech sounds unnecessarily pretentious.
So once again: when we take short, very common verb and add to it pretext (in,out,off,on,up,down,about,around- well, or something else), - we get a phrasal verb.
Why are phrasal verbs important? They meet in speech at every step. There is no escape from them.
Why are phrasal verbs nice? When we use them, we sound natural.
Why phrasal verbs are unpleasant? They are very "colorless". Small verb type put much less colorful than sonorous extinguish, and the excuse is that this is generally a faded, inconspicuous gudgeon, and striving to slip out of memory. Well, judge for yourself - how much putout differs in sound from putup? Or put on? Or put off? (Is only putin sounds a little more vivid because of the similarity with a well-known surname, but here's the trouble - putin- an uncommon verb). And for all their external similarity, meaning each of these four phrasal verbs differ simply dramatically.
What to do with phrasal verbs? Accept their slipperiness and teach - and that's it. You don't mind having to learn common words, do you? But since phrasal verbs are inconspicuous, they are poorly remembered. And therefore it is necessary out loud many times to 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.
Remember right away: you will not 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 (slyly decided that as soon as he went out into the street, 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) dialog.
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 and putonthejacket, and putthejacketon... That is, the preposition can be both before and after the noun. But if, together with a phrasal verb, we say a small word - a pronoun - then the pronoun will always be front 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 specially mention such cases.
No. 2B - Yet put on means "to gain weight".
Here are a couple of dialogs:
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 do not 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", then ask a question on This e-mail is protected from spambots. Java-script support must be enabled in your browser to view it!)
№3 - Put off - postpone (by time). A synonym for this verb is postpone.
Let "s put off the meeting till tomorrow. Otherwise - Let "s postpone the meeting till 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 the life. People have such surnames.
№5 - Putdown - write. Synonym, you guessed it, -write down.
What "s your phone number?
- Oh, it "s easy to remember! It" s 29085674234985378923487.
- Oh, please wait, can I put it down
?
№6 - Put up with something / somebody - put up, come to termswithby whom/how-or... Synonym -stand (Yes Yes, stand, in addition to "standing" also means "endure something, 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 beginning of the topic "phrasal verbs" is laid. Remember, all phrases need to be read. aloud, many times and emotionally! Then they will firmly settle in the subconscious.
Now for the exercise.
Insert the required verb in the correct form. Choose from put out, put on, put up, put through, put off, put down.
Check yourself for the keys. Then read the sentences aloud 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 next lessons, the topic of phrasal verbs will definitely be continued.
Well, now I am tormented by the temptation to talk about the rarely used meanings of these verbs. But only in small print, okay?
Put down - put to sleep (animal). 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 ... - to put on ... Put on an air of importance / innocence / superiority - feign importance / innocence / an important look.
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Meaning:
1) build, erect, erect
Synonyms: to erect, to build, to construct
Example: Don "t ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up... (Robert Frost)
2) (with smb / smth) put up with someone / something, endure, endure something, reconcile, endure
Synonyms: to bear, to stand, to tolerate, to endure
Example: People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don "t realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world. (Bill Watterson)
3) display, display, display (a notice, an advertisement, a sign), hang on the wall, (for sale) display for sale
Synonyms: to pitch, to set out, to display, to expose, to post up
Example: The journalists have constructed for themselves a little wooden chapel, which they also call the Temple of Fame, in which they put up and take down portraits all day long and make such a hammering you can "t hear yourself speak. (G.C. Lichtenberg)
There "s no point in burying a hatchet if you" re going to put up a marker on the site. (Sydney Harris)
4) (for) run for office, run for office (in elections)
Synonyms: to be put to the vote, to run for
Example: Three names were put up for election, Sir Edwin "s heading the list. But just as the voting was about to begin a messenger from the King arrived. (Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall)
5) increase (price, cost, rate, rent, salary, wages, interest rates)
Synonyms: to raise, to boost, to increase
Example: Landlords put up rent by 20 or 30 per cent just to avoid evicting people through a legal process. (Channel 4)
6) canning
Synonym: to can
Example: I wish we could put up some of the Christmas spirit in jars and open a jar of it every month. (Harlan Miller)
7) organize, arrange, start, conceive, crank, prepare a prescription drug (a prescription)
Synonyms: to engage in, to carry on, to arrange, to organize, to make out
Example: From my point of view, a book is a literary prescription put up for the benefit of someone who needs it. (S.M. Crothers)
Remember those walls I built?
Well baby they "re tumbling down.
And they didn "t even put up a fight,
They didn "t even make a sound. - with these lines the song“ Halo ”by Beyoncé begins.
8) stage (play); pretend to be
Synonyms: to stage, to produce
Example: When people are taken out of their depths they lose their heads, no matter how charming a bluff they may put up... (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
9) to shelter, place, give an overnight stay; stop, stay (somewhere), spend the night
Synonyms: to shelter, to accommodate; to stay, to be quartered / accommodated
Example: Some of the hotels I "ve been put up in for work in Scotland have been shockingly bad. They "re the type of hotel where the bedroom is like a cell and the Internet doesn" t work. I feel quite aggrieved at that because you should at least be treated reasonably well and have basic comfort. (Robert Winston)
10) finance, invest, invest, subsidize, make capital investments
Synonyms: to fund, to invest
Example: The CIO put up half a million dollars for Roosevelt "s 1936 campaign and provided him with an immense group of active labor workers who played a large part in the sweeping victory he won at the polls. (John T. Flynn)
Check yourself:
As the saying goes, you’ve got to put up with the rain if
- you want to see the rainbow.
- you want to get drenched.
- you have an umbrella.
The correct answer to our "test" is option C.