put away
To put in its usual storage placeTo put (something) in its usual storage place; to place out of the way, clean up.
» She told her children to put away their toys.
Она велела детям убрать игрушки.
Вона сказала своїм дітям прибрати їхні іграшки.
Meaning
13 senses(transitive)To put (something) in its usual storage place; to place out of the way, clean up.
Please put away the tools when you are finished.
I put the clothes away so as to neaten the room.
wegräumen, weglegen
убира́тьubirátʹ, убра́тьubrátʹ
прибира́тиprybyráty, прибра́тиprybráty, відклада́тиvidkladáty
(transitive)To store, add to one's stores for later use.
putting a little away for a rainy day
Preparing for the worst, they put away food for the winter.
weglegen, zurücklegen
(colloquial, transitive)To consume (food or drink), especially in large quantities.
You wouldn't think such a small person could put away so much food.
(transitive)To send (someone) to prison or mental asylum.
After he was convicted, they put him away for 10 years.
(transitive)To kill someone.
kill gently, as with an injection
(broadly, transitive)To knock out an opponent.
He put away his opponent in the first round.
(formal, literary, transitive)To discard, divest oneself of.
To take a large lead in a game, especially enough to guarantee victory or make the game no longer competitive.
They put the game away by scoring three touchdowns in the fourth quarter.
To strike out a batter.
To catch a fly ball or tag out a baserunner.
To hit the ball in such a way that the opponent cannot reach it; see passing shot.
(obsolete, transitive)To fend off, deflect; to dismiss.
Examples
240 sentencesShe told her children to put away their toys.
Вона сказала своїм дітям прибрати їхні іграшки.
ruОна велела детям убрать игрушки.
Tom told his children to put away their toys.
Том сказав дітям прибрати свої іграшки.
Put away your toys.
Прибери свої іграшки.
ruУбери свои игрушки.
deRäum deine Spielsachen weg.
Put away your things.
Прибери свої речі.
Put your books away.
Прибери свої книжки.
ruУбери свои книги.
deLeg deine Bücher weg.
Translations
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Forms
puts away, putting away, put away, put awayPhrasal verbs
16 phrasal verbs- put upприбрати, прибиратиTo place in a high location.
- put offвідкласти, відкладатиTo postpone, especially through procrastination.
- put outзасмучувати, засмутитиTo blind (eyes).
- put onнадіти, одягтиTo don (clothing, equipment, or the like).
- put inвставити, вкластиTo place inside.
- put downвпускати, впуститиTo insult, belittle, or demean.
- put backзамінити, замінятиTo return something to its original place.
- put overвідкласти, відкладатиTo state or explain (a concept) in a clear, understandable manner.
More 8
- put awayприбрати, прибиратиTo put (something) in its usual storage place; to place out of the way, clean up.
- put throughвиконувати, винестиTo connect (a telephone caller) with the callee.
- put acrossпройти, проходитиTo explain or state something clearly and understandably.
- put byврятувати, рятуватиTo store, or place in reserve; to save (money, etc.) for later use.
- put forwardвиробляти, виробитиTo propose for consideration.
- put asideприбрати, прибиратиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, aside.
- put aboutTo change direction.
- put underUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, under.
Synonyms
33 synonyms- turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily:put aside
- kill gently, as with an injection:put to sleep
- stop using:put aside
- eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food:tuck intuck away
- place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape:lock inlock awaylockshut upshut awaylock up
- lock up or confine, in or as in a jail:imprisonincarceratelagimmureput behind barsjailjuggaol
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb