[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/put.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / put [← P](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/P/) # put «put» in Mova's school dictionary: **to move something to a place: put the cup on the table** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it. ### part of speech verb (put, puts, put, putting); noun (shot put — a sport) ### meaning for a pupil 1) To put is to move something to a place: put the cup on the table. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/put/#m1) 2) To put is to bring into a state: put the baby to sleep. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/put/#m2) 3) To put can mean to write or say: put your name at the top; put it simply. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/put/#m3) 4) With small words put has many meanings: put on (clothes), put away, put off (delay), put up with (bear), put out (a fire), put up (a tent, or a guest for the night). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/put/#m4) 5) (casual) «Stay put» means stay where you are; «put a sock in it» means be quiet; «put your feet up» means rest. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/put/#m5) 6) (rough) «Put up or shut up» means prove it or be quiet; «put someone down» means make them feel small. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/put/#m6) 7) (euphemism) «Put down» or «put to sleep» said about a pet means the vet ended its life gently; «put away» can mean sent to prison. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/put/#m7) 8) (formal) The exam voice says «place», «deposit», «position», «allocate», «insert», «distribute». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/put/#m8) 9) To put something to rights means to set it in order or to repair it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/put/#m9) ### sense in the lessons placing things on the table (the count goes up); «put together» = add; «put into N equal groups» = divide; «put back» returns things; in class «put up your hand», «put your name on it»; in everyday life «put on your coat», «put away your toys», «put the kettle on»; in safety «put out a fire», «put on a helmet»; in casual talk «stay put», «put a sock in it»; as a euphemism «put to sleep» (a pet); in the exam voice «deposited», «placed», «allocated into» ### examples - I put three spoons on the table. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/put/#x1) - When we put two groups together, we add. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/put/#x2) - Kim puts 20 buttons into 4 equal groups. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/put/#x3) - Put your name at the top of the page. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/put/#x4) - Put your hand up if you know. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/put/#x5) - Put on your coat; it's cold. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/put/#x6) - Please put the toys away. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/put/#x7) - The firefighters put out the fire. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/put/#x8) - If you get lost, stay put and call for help. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/put/#x9) - put 2 more plates out, nan + grandad coming [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/put/#x10) - Oh, put a sock in it, I'm trying to count! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/put/#x11) - Twenty buttons are allocated equally into 4 receptacles; state the number deposited in each receptacle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/put/#x12) - Could you put that to rights?" [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/put/#x13) ### note «put together» = add; «put into N equal groups» or «allocated equally into N» = divide; «put on the table» = the count goes up. Past form is also «put» (not «putted»): Yesterday I put it here. «put out» can mean put out more plates (add) or put out a fire (stop it): read the object. «put to sleep» about a pet means it died; it is not about bedtime. «stay put» when lost is a good safety rule. ### In the corpora - [Families visit graves, send cards, mark the anniversary, hold memorial services and even put up benches with little plaques.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/25-funerals-and-remembering/5/) - [Saving means putting money aside now for something bigger later, or for emergencies like a broken boiler.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/39-money-work-and-the-big-choices/8/) - [Scene: in Sydney in March 2024, Mum puts her phone down quietly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/45-the-royal-family-in-the-news-a-queens-death-a-coronation-titles-lost-and-illnesses-announced/6/) - [AI can sort emails at work and save time, but it sometimes puts important ones in the wrong pile.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/18-cars-doctors-translators/14/) - [Multitrack recording puts each part on its own track, so one singer can record many layers of harmony.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/7-how-a-song-is-made-writing-recording-producing/9/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «put» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/put/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.