verb

put

Translation

to put, to place, to set, to express

Put the book on the table.

Can you put that another way?

You put me in a difficult position.

You've put me in a difficult position.

((sth.)) ((somewhere)) to place something somewhere. She put her keys on the counter.

((sth.)) ((in/into words)) to express something. It's hard to put my feelings into words.

((sb./sth.)) ((in/into a state)) to cause someone/something to be in a state. The news put him in a good mood.

Synonyms: place, set, lay

From Old English 'putian' meaning 'to push, thrust'. The meaning shifted to 'to place'.

One of the most basic and versatile verbs. Think of it as the general action of moving something to a location.