[
US
/ˈpʊt/
]
VERB
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estimate
We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M. -
attribute or give
She put too much emphasis on her the last statement
He put all his efforts into this job
The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story -
formulate in a particular style or language
She cast her request in very polite language
I wouldn't put it that way -
adapt
put these words to music -
cause (someone) to undergo something
He put her to the torture -
make an investment
Put money into bonds -
cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation
put your ideas in writing
That song put me in awful good humor -
arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events
set up one's life
I put these memories with those of bygone times
arrange my schedule -
put into a certain place or abstract location
Place emphasis on a certain point
Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children
Set the tray down
Put your things here
NOUN
- the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
How To Use put In A Sentence
- Lovecraft dealt not with the supernatural but with the "supernormal," as Joshi puts it -- the unrealized side of material reality. The Lovecraft News Network
- They will also force schools to put more emphasis on teaching basic subjects.
- One infers that all of this would be computerised information.
- A horizontal merger may enable the new entity to set price and output in the same manner as a single-firm monopolist, with the same consequences for consumer welfare.
- Turn out the lot and the wellrotted stuff at the base can be put on unplanted soil. The Sun
- The acrimony of the dispute has shocked a lot of people.
- A QianSheng, a horizontal resolution, Two steps, the two deputy colter.
- Manchester City have put themselves into a different stratosphere and a lot of players want to be part of that. Times, Sunday Times
- He says the insurance bond provides deserved protection for employees who put a lot into the company.
- Distrust naturally creates distrust, and by nothing is good-will and kind conduct more speedily changed than by invidious jealousies and uncandid imputations, whether expressed or implied.
