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put

/pʊt/noun, verb1 syllable

Put means: put into a certain place or abstract location.

Synonyms for put17

noun, as in the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date

put option

verb, as in put into a certain place or abstract location

verb, as in formulate in a particular style or language

frame, redact, cast, couch

verb, as in make an investment

verb, as in arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events

arrange, set up, order

verb, as in estimate

verb, as in attribute or give

also used for put

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What does put mean?10

verb

1

put into a certain place or abstract location“Put your things here”

2

formulate in a particular style or language“I wouldn't put it that way”

3

make an investment“Put money into bonds”

4

arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events“arrange my schedule”

5

estimate“We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M.”

6

attribute or give“She put too much emphasis on her the last statement”

7

cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation“That song put me in awful good humor”

8

cause (someone) to undergo something“He put her to the torture”

9

adapt“put these words to music”

noun

1

the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with put?2

one syllable

footsoot
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Put in a sentence

  • Owing to the rain, the athletic meeting was put off.auxitt
  • If it rains, the game will be put off.stebnbr
  • If it rains, we will put off our practice match.Lumi
  • To put it simply, you are in the wrong.Lumi
  • If it rains tomorrow, the baseball game will be put off.AlanF_US
  • If it is rainy tomorrow, the game will be put off.bmorsello
  • She does not eat cake, so as not to put on any more weight.Dejo
  • First of all, we have to put your design to the test.orcrist

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Forms of put

as a noun

plural
puts

as a verb

past tense
put
past participle
put
present participle
putting
third-person singular
puts