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# putting

«putting» in Mova's school dictionary: **placing something somewhere: putting a book on the shelf** — 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 form (-ing form of put: put, puts, put, putting); noun (putting — in golf, hitting the ball gently into the hole, said «PUT-ing» like «but»)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Putting means placing something somewhere: putting a book on the shelf. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/putting/#m1)

2) Putting is used in many phrases: putting on a coat (dressing), putting off a job (delaying), putting up with something (accepting it). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/putting/#m2)

3) In golf, putting (said differently, to rhyme with «cutting») means hitting the ball gently along the grass towards the hole. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/putting/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life «putting» is very common: putting away toys, putting on shoes, putting out the rubbish. In safety lessons: putting medicines out of reach, putting out a fire, putting on a helmet or a seat belt. In maths, «putting together» two groups means adding them. Phrases: put on, put off, put away, put out, put up with, put together, put down.

### examples

- I'm putting my toys away. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/putting/#x1)
- She is putting on her coat because it's cold. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/putting/#x2)
- Stop putting off your homework! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/putting/#x3)
- Dad is putting up a shelf. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/putting/#x4)
- Putting on a seat belt keeps you safe in the car. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/putting/#x5)
- Putting three apples and two apples together makes five apples. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/putting/#x6)
- The firefighters are putting out the fire. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/putting/#x7)
- He practised putting on the mini-golf course. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/putting/#x8)
- "I will," said Elfin, putting his arms around her. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/putting/#x9)

### note

Double the «t»: put → putting. «Put» is the same in present and past: «Today I put; yesterday I put». The golf word «putting» (from «putt») sounds different. In maths word problems, «putting together», «putting in» usually mean add; «putting away» or «taking out» can mean subtract.

### In the corpora

- [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/)
- [Tortoise practises putting his hind legs round his ears, which he calls «so peculiarly comfortable».](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/83-justso-armadillos-2-the-first-armadillo/17/)
- [Putting a straight, stiff arm out to stop a fall is one of the most common ways children break a wrist.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/2-balance-and-falling-well/21/)
- [Noticing details means looking carefully and putting what you see into words, which helps you remember it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/18-remembering-details/0/)
- [Putting what you see into words helps you remember it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/18-remembering-details/7/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «putting» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/putting/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.