Meaning

1 senses

  1. (ditransitive, idiomatic)To encourage or trick (someone) to perform (an action which is foolish or wrong).

Examples

674 sentences

  1. Tom put off going to Boston.

    Том відклав подорож до Бостона. — Ahha

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  2. Can you put the children to bed?

    Можеш укласти дітей у ліжко? — aandrusiak

    ruМожешь уложить детей спать? — elsteris

    deKannst du die Kinder ins Bett bringen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. Tom is going to put his dog to sleep.

    Том усипить свого собаку. — deniko

    ruТом собирается усыпить свою собаку. — marafon

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  4. Why did you have your dog put to sleep?

    Чому ти усипила свого собаку? — deniko

    ruПочему ты усыпил свою собаку? — marafon

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  5. Tom is the one who puts the children to bed.

    Саме Том укладає дітей спати. — deniko

    ruСпать детей укладывает Том. — marafon

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Forms

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

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyput up to
he, she, itputs up to

Past simpleLesson

all personsput up to

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave put up to
he, she, ithas put up to

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill put up to

Synonyms

3 synonyms
lead by deceptive persuasion or influence:induceC2enticeinveigle

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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