put
put into a certain place or abstract location
How often you will meet it
Rank 176 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 136,175 times across 155,168 chapters — 0.065% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
verb
- put into a certain place or abstract location also: set, place, pose, position, lay Put your things hereSet the tray down
- cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation That song put me in awful good humorput your ideas in writing
- formulate in a particular style or language also: frame, redact, cast, couch I wouldn't put it that wayShe cast her request in very polite language
- attribute or give also: assign She put too much emphasis on her the last statementHe put all his efforts into this job
- make an investment also: invest, commit, place Put money into bonds
- estimate also: place, set We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M.
put in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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She put the paper into his hands.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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Come, let's away and put the sheep in fold.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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My heart shall never be put under their microscope.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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A gift of music, which bubbled without effort, had put him on the Glee Club.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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Gluck went to the window, opened it, and put his head out to see who it was.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1