put down
To insult, belittle, or demeanTo insult, belittle, or demean.
» Tom quit writing and put down his pen.
Том припинив писати і поклав ручку.
Meaning
17 senses(idiomatic, transitive)To insult, belittle, or demean.
They frequently put down their little sister for walking slowly.
runtermachen, runterputzen
(transitive)Of money as deposit, to pay.
We put down a $1,000 deposit.
hinterlegen
To halt, eliminate, stop, or squelch, often by force.
The government quickly put down the insurrection.
niederschlagen, unterdrücken
(euphemistic)To euthanize (an animal).
Rex was in so much pain, they had to put him down.
einschläfern
усыпля́тьusypljátʹ, усыпи́тьusypítʹ
put (an animal) to death
(euphemistic)To execute (a person), especially extrajudicially.
To write (something).
Put down the first thing you think of on this piece of paper.
To terminate a call on (a telephone); to hang up.
Don't put the phone down. I want a quick word with him, too.
auflegen
To add a name to a list.
I've put myself down for the new Spanish conversation course.
eintragen, auf die Liste setzen
(Ireland, UK)To make prices, or taxes, lower.
BP are putting petrol and diesel down in what could be the start of a price war.
herabsetzen, runtersetzen
(idiomatic)To place a baby somewhere to sleep.
I had just put Mary down when you rang. So now she's crying again.
hinlegen, niederlegen
(idiomatic)To give something as a reason for something else.
She put her long life down to daily meditation.
zurückführen
(idiomatic)Of an aircraft, to land.
The pilot managed to put down in a nearby farm field.
aufsetzen
Examples
474 sentencesTom quit writing and put down his pen.
Том припинив писати і поклав ручку.
Put your arm down.
Поклади свою руку вниз.
ruОпустите руку.
I put the book down.
Я поклав книжку.
Tom put down his spoon and picked up a fork.
Том поклав ложку і взяв виделку.
ruТом отложил ложку и взял вилку.
deTom legte den Löffel weg und nahm eine Gabel.
Put it down.
Поклади його.
ruПоложи его.
deLeg es hin!
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 12
Forms
puts down, putting down, put down, put downPhrasal 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
30 synonyms- put (an animal) to death:destroy
- cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place:set downplace down
- put in a horizontal position:layrepose
- cause to come to the ground:landbring down
- make a record of; set down in permanent form:recordenter
- put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.:write downset downget down
Antonyms
4 antonymsWord family
4 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