Phrasal Verbs with "Put"

To place something where it cannot be seen or isn’t in the way of other things.

Put Away

She puts the valuables away before the children come by.

When something is causing a project to slow down.

Put Back

The flat tire put them back by an hour on their road trip.

To place something on a surface or an object.

Put Down

They put the turtles down on the sand as they released them.

To invest or make a deposit. (In this example, the amount almost always separates the verb.)

Put In

I should've put $100 in BitCon when I had the chance!

To become offended by someone or something.

Put Off

Tardiness puts the professor off.

Put Out

He put out his hand, but she didn't take it.

To fool or deceive one; to make one the victim of a prank or hoax.

Put One Past

The teens put one past the cop by telling him GoogleMaps said to speed up.

To cause someone or something to be in a certain state or to do something extra.

Put Out To

It's polite to call up a friend before dropping by to avoid putting them out to too much trouble.

To assemble or connect the parts of something.

Put Together

The kids put the new Leggo toy together in record time.

Put Up

No matter how high she puts the candy up, the child always reaches it.

To encourage or persuade someone to do something.

Put Up To

Pawel didn't want to do it, but his buddies put him up to it.

To tolerate or accept something that you’d rather not.

Put Up With

My Granny puts up with far less than she used to.

Put Across

She found it difficult to put across her objectives in the meeting.

Put Aside

A good rule of thumb is to put aside 10% of a paycheck for emergencies.

Put (animal) Down

After the horse broke his leg, the vet was called to put him down.

Put Down For

Put Dylan down for 7:00 on Tuesday.

Put Forward

A Montana judge has put forward a ruling supporting youth activists who challenged the state's approval of fossil fuels.

Put In

The new neighbors put in a security camera on their front porch.

Put Off

Cris always puts off her homework until the last minute.

Put On

Jaime's mom asked him to put on his coat before going outside.

Put On

The dog put on 5 kilos after we rescued her.

Put Out

The quickest way to put out a fire is to remove the oxygen source.

Put Through

The operator put him through to his sister.

To ask someone to complete difficult tasks or answer difficult questions

Put (someone) Through

Jeff really put me through the wringer asking me to finish the projects before I go on vacation.

Put Towards

The local community put $1000 towards helping the people of the Maui wildfires.

Put Up

Dolly put Ben up for a couple of nights after she heard what had gone down.

To show skill or determination in a fight, contest, competition, etc.

Put Up

The youngsters put up a good fight but ultimately lost to the more experienced fighters.