put | definition in the Cambridge Essential American Dictionary

Definition of put in Essential American English Dictionary

put

verb
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/pʊt/
 
present participle putting | past tense and past participle put
A1
to move something to a place or position:
Where did you put the keys?
She put her bag on the floor.
He put his arm around her.
A2
to write something:
Please put your name on the list.
I put the date of the party on my calendar.
to cause someone or something to be in a particular condition or situation:
This puts me in a very difficult position.

(Definition of put from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of put

in Chinese (Traditional)
移動, 把…放在, 放置…
in Chinese (Simplified)
移动, 把…放在, 放置…
in Spanish
poner, colocar, escribir…
in Portuguese
colocar, pôr, escrever…
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~を置く, ~を記入する, 書く…
belli kelimelerle söylemek, yazmak, kaleme almak…
mettre, construire, noter…
posar, col·locar, escriure…
يَضَع, يَكتُب, يَضع…
dát, umístit, přivést…
sætte, komme, lægge…
menaruh, mengajukan, mengemukakan…
วาง, นำสนอ, กล่าว…
đặt, để, hỏi…
ujmować, wyrażać, umieszczać…
meletakkan, membubuh, memasang…
stellen, legen, tun…
legge, sette, putte…
놓다, (글을) 쓰다, (어떤 상황에) 처하게 하다…
mettere, mettere (per scritto), porre…
излагать, выражать, писать…
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