English phrasal verbs can be a nightmare for students to learn. If you look in an English dictionary for just one common verb, like ‘get‘, you might find 30 or more different definitions of the verb with a different preposition. No wonder that phrasal verbs are one of the most confusing things to understand when you learn English!
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Phrasal Verb: PUT
In my dictionary, there are 36 different prepositions that go together with the verb, PUT. Some of these also have 2 or 3 different meanings. Here are a few (not all) of these definitions to start you off. [superb cats=3]
Some Phrasal Verbs with PUT
- put sb through to sb
- when you make a phone call and you get connected to speak to somebody on another line
- put up with sth
- to tolerate something unpleasant
- put sth on
- to get dressed with an item of clothing
- put sth off
- to avoid doing sth until a later date
- put sth back
- to return sth to its normal place
- put (an animal) down
- to kill an animal because it is old or sick
- put sth out
- to take sth out of your house, so that it can be collected – usually the rubbish
- put sth into doing sth
- to give a lot of time or effort to doing sth
- put sth through sth
- to test sth
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