put up — to provide temporary accommodation for someone
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to provide temporary accommodation for someone
Pronunciation (IPA): /pʊt ʌp/
Example Sentences
- My mother-in-law decided to put up with us for three months... I mean, put us up for three months.
- The company will put up a new factory next year.
- He tried to put up Christmas lights but ended up looking like a human Christmas tree himself.
put up
VERB[/pʊt ʌp/]
to provide temporary accommodation for someone
to provide temporary accommodation for someone
Hard to put up guests who won't shut up and keep cutting up!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Put derives from Old English putian, meaning to push or place, while up comes from Old English upp, meaning upward or aloft. The combination of these two words created a phrasal verb with the basic sense of placing something in an elevated position, from which various extended meanings developed over time.
Breakdown
put (to place, push) + up (upward, aloft) = to place upward; to install or establish in a raised position
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My mother-in-law decided to put up with us for three months... I mean, put us up for three months.”
“The company will put up a new factory next year.”
“He tried to put up Christmas lights but ended up looking like a human Christmas tree himself.”
“Could you put up this announcement on the bulletin board?”
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