/pʊt/
Translation
To move something to a place and leave it there.
Word origin
From late Old English putian, meaning to push or thrust, the source of the modern verb.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- putian
Grammar
Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.
Examples
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"Put" tells someone to move the cups to a place.
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"Puts" is the form used with he, she, or it.
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"Put" stays the same in the past form.
Used in
Stories
(26)The New House
2 min read · Core 1000
A Rainy Afternoon
3 min read · Core 1000
Cooking Together
3 min read · Core 1000
The First Day at Work
3 min read · Core 1000
Market Morning
3 min read · Core 1000
The Journey
3 min read · Core 1000
The Late Bus
3 min read · Core 1000
The Phone Call
3 min read · Core 1000
The Surprise Party
3 min read · Core 1000
Before the Doors Open
4 min read · Core 5000
One Sheep Short
4 min read · Core 5000
The Boat in the Garden
4 min read · Core 5000
The Clock in the Hall
4 min read · Core 5000
The Letter She Never Sent
4 min read · Core 5000
Two Gardens
4 min read · Core 5000
Not in Front of Them
5 min read · Core 1000
The Box in the Wood
5 min read · Core 5000
The First Letter
5 min read · Core 5000
The Midnight Piano
5 min read · Core 5000
The Photograph
5 min read · Core 5000
The Register
5 min read · Core 5000
The Suggestion Box
5 min read · Core 5000
The Swimming Lesson
5 min read · Core 5000
The Tuesday Visitor
5 min read · Core 5000
The Whale on the Beach
5 min read · Core 5000
Two Tickets to Paris
5 min read · Core 5000
Grammar articles
(29)Adjective order in English: opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material, purpose
Adverb position in English: before the verb, after be, and the just, still and already traps
Articles in English: a, an, the and the zero article
As vs like in English: swims like a fish, works as a waiter, and the truth about like I said
Both, either and neither in English: the two-of-something words, agreement traps, and Me neither
Cleft sentences in English: it was X who, what I need is, and how to move the emphasis
Comparatives and superlatives in English: the complete guide
Compound nouns in English: car park, coffee cup, and why GREENhouse is not green HOUSE
Countable and uncountable nouns in English: advice, information, news and the ones you simply have to learn
Emphasis in English: I do like it, my own, the very, and how to push back
Future continuous and future perfect in English: will be doing vs will have done
Irregular verbs in English: the full list by pattern
Modal verbs in English: rules, examples and how to use them
Modals of deduction in English: must be, might be, could be and can't be
Nominalisation in English: arrive becomes arrival, decide becomes decision, and why written English turns actions into things
Participle clauses in English: -ing and -ed clauses, and the dangling participle trap
Advanced passive structures in English: the get-passive, it is said that, and passives with two objects
Passive voice in English: rules, examples and when to use it
Past continuous tense: was and were plus -ing, and when to use it instead of the past simple
Past modals in English: should have, could have, must have and might have
Past simple tense: rules, examples and when to use it
Phrasal verbs in English: rules, examples and how to use them
Present continuous tense: form, spelling and uses
Present perfect continuous: have been doing, and how it differs from the present perfect
Present perfect tense: rules, examples and when to use it
Quantifiers in English: some, any, much, many and more
Reported speech in English: backshift, questions and commands
Time clauses in English: when, while, as soon as, until, before and after
Word formation with prefixes: un-, in-, im-, dis-, re-, over-, under- and mis-
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