put on
To donTo don (clothing, equipment, or the like).
Meaning
18 senses(transitive)To don (clothing, equipment, or the like).
Why don't you put on your jacket. It's cold.
anziehen, aufsetzen (headgear)
надева́тьnadevátʹ, наде́тьnadétʹ
надіва́тиnadiváty, надяга́тиnadjaháty, наді́тиnadíty
put clothing on one's body
(ditransitive, transitive)To decorate or dress (something) onto another person or a surface.
I put a coat on my daughter.
I put tinsel on the Christmas tree.
anziehen
(intransitive, transitive)To fool, kid, deceive.
You must be putting me on.
She's putting on that she's sicker than she really is.
fool or hoax
(transitive)To assume, adopt or affect; to behave in a particular way as a pretense.
Why are you putting that silly voice on?
He's just putting on that limp -- his leg's actually fine.
(transitive)To play (a recording).
I'll put your favorite record on.
Can you put on The Sound of Music? I'd like to see it again.
ста́витьstávitʹ, поста́витьpostávitʹ
(ditransitive, transitive)To play (a recording) on (a sound system).
I'll put blues on the stereo.
We usually put the Beatles on on my boombox.
(transitive)To initiate cooking or warming, especially on a stovetop.
I'll put on some coffee for everybody.
(transitive)To perform for an audience.
The actors put on a show last Saturday.
The actors will put Macbeth on only one more time.
(transitive)To organize a performance for an audience.
The theatre company is putting on Into the Woods this season.
(transitive)To provide.
(ditransitive, transitive)To bet (money or other items) on (something).
I put five pounds on that racehorse.
(ditransitive, transitive)To assign or apply (something) to a target.
The gang boss put some goons on the other gang.
The witch put a hex on me.
Examples
3183 sentencesDon't put it on my desk.
Не клади його мені на стіл. — deniko
ruНе на моей парте! — Olya
deLeg es nicht auf meinen Schreibtisch! — Manfredo
Put the book on the desk.
Поклади книжку на стіл. — deniko
ruПоложи книгу на стол. — marafon
deLeg das Buch auf den Schreibtisch. — MUIRIEL
Put the gun on the table.
Поклади пістолет на стіл. — deniko
ruПоложи пистолет на стол. — Gruzilkin
deLeg die Pistole auf den Tisch. — MUIRIEL
He put his thoughts on paper.
Він виклав свої думки на папері. — deniko
ruОн изложил свои мысли на бумаге. — marafon
deEr brachte seine Gedanken zu Papier. — al_ex_an_der
Don't put books on the table.
Не клади книги на стіл. — deniko
ruНе клади книги на стол. — sharptoothed
deLeg keine Bücher auf den Tisch. — MUIRIEL
Translations
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Forms
puts on, putting on, put on, put onPhrasal 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
21 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.