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
💡 Concept
to provide temporary accommodation for someone
🎵 Rhyme
Hard to put up guests who won't shut up and keep cutting up!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/pʊt ʌp/
🇬🇧 UK/pʊt ʌp/
🌳Etymology
Rootput up
🎵Rhyme
shut upcut upbust up
shut up
cut up
bust up
🔗Collocations
put up a tent
put up with
put up money
put up resistance
put up a notice
put up for sale
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“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.”
😄 Fun example
“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?”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
accommodatehousedisplayerectconstruct
Antonyms
take downdemolishremove
Related
set upbuild uphang upput awayput on
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