Meaning

5 senses
  1. (transitive)To return something to its original place.

    He carefully put the vase back on the shelf.

    zurückstellen

  2. (intransitive)To turn back; to return.

    put something back where it belongs

  3. (transitive)To postpone an arranged event or appointment.

    The meeting has been put back to 5.00 pm.

  4. (idiomatic, transitive)To drink fast; to knock down alcohol.

    You'll need to put that drink back quickly; it's very nearly closing time.

  5. (idiomatic, transitive)To change the time in a time zone to an earlier time.

    Don't forget that this Sunday we put the clocks back an hour.

Examples

418 sentences
  1. Put it back where you found it.

    Поклади його туди, де знайшов.

    ruПоложи его туда, где нашёл.

    deLeg es dahin zurück, wo du es gefunden hast.

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  2. Please put it back in its place.

    Будь ласка, поклади це на місце.

    ruПожалуйста, положи это на место.

    deLeg es bitte wieder auf seinen Platz zurück.

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  3. Put that back where you found it.

    Поклади це туди, де ти його знайшов.

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  4. Tom put the pliers back into the toolbox.

    Том поклав плоскогубці назад до коробки з інструментами.

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  5. Put it back.

    Поклади на місце.

    ruПоложи назад.

    deStell es zurück.

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Translations

6 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to return something to its original place:

Forms

puts back, putting back, put back, put back
Base formput back · to put back
3rd person singularputs back
Present participleputting back
Past simpleput back
Past participleput back

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyput back
he, she, itputs back

Past simpleLesson

all personsput back

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave put back
he, she, ithas put back

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill put back

Phrasal verbs

16 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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