put — to move something to a particular place or position
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to move something to a particular place or position
Pronunciation (IPA): /pʊt/
Korean meaning: 놓다, 두다
Korean pronunciation: **풋**
Example Sentences
- I put my phone in the wrong pocket and spent 10 minutes looking for it while talking on it.
- She put her trust in a GPS that led her to a cornfield instead of the mall.
- Please put your seat belt on before we start driving.
put
VERB//pʊt//
to move something to a particular place or position
💡 Concept
to move something to a particular place or position
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/pʊt/
🇬🇧 UK/pʊt/
🌳Etymology
Rootput
Origin
고대 영어 'putian'에서 유래된 매우 기본적인 동사로, '밀다, 추진하다'라는 의미에서 시작되어 현재의 '놓다, 두다'의 의미로 발전했습니다.
🎵Rhyme
cutbutshutgut
cut
but
shut
gut
🔗Collocations
put on
put off
put up with
put away
put forward
put down
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“I put my phone in the wrong pocket and spent 10 minutes looking for it while talking on it.”
😄 Fun example
“She put her trust in a GPS that led her to a cornfield instead of the mall.”
“Please put your seat belt on before we start driving.”
“He put all his effort into studying for the exam.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
placesetpositionlocatelay
Antonyms
takeremovelift
Related
placementpositionlocationsetting
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