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- pronunciation:
- pUt
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
puts, putting, put |
| definition 1: |
If you want a plate on the table, you probably get a plate and put it on the table. When you put the plate on the table, you make the table the new place for the plate.
Rex always puts his dog's dish in the same place on the floor.Carmen put the forks and knives on the table for dinner.Kyle's mom told him to put his dirty clothes in the laundry basket.
- synonyms:
- place, set
- similar words:
- deposit, lay, locate, park, pass, plant, pose, position, rest
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| definition 2: |
When you put something into a situation or in a certain way, you cause it to be that way. When you put the dog out, you cause the dog to be outside. When you put the light on, you cause it to be on.
Jordan had a high fever, so his dad put him in bed.Tamara knew the answer to the question, so she put her hand up.The car accident put several people in the hospital.- synonyms:
- place, set
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| definition 3: |
When you put something in your own words, you say it in your own words.
The way Gabby put her argument was very clever.- synonyms:
- express, phrase, state
- similar words:
- declare, speak, word
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| related words: |
feed, include, introduce, keep, phrase, pitch, raise, stand, state, stick, tuck |
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