Phrasal Verbs #7 Put

The other weightlifters put me down because I had to put the weights down.
In the morning I have to put on the light before I can put on my clothes.
Could you put yourself out for once and put the bins out; and make sure you put out the fire before coming to bed.
I would put him up but I can’t put up with his snoring. He’ll have to put up a tent in the garden instead.
We had to put back the dinner because I forgot to put the meat back in the oven.

As we discussed in week 1, sometimes a phrasal verb can have more than one meaning. Can you understand the sentences above? They are all grammatically correct but use the same verb/particle combinations in two or more different ways.

Below is a list of some common phrasal verbs with Put. There are many more. Read through the ones below and add those that you don’t know to your vocabulary lists. Then click on the links to do the quizzes. You will run into even more phrasal verbs with Put. Did you know that you can check phrasal verbs in a good English/English dictionary to find meaning, example sentences and the grammar of how to use them?

put something away	return something to its normal place after using it.	Please put away the dictionary when you’ve finished using it.
put something back	replace, return to its proper place	Put it back on the shelf please.
put something back	to change the time or date of an event so that it happens later than originally planned	We’ve put the trip back until June now.
put something down	put what you are holding on a surface or floor	You can put the groceries down on the kitchen counter.
put someone down insult	make someone feel stupid	The students put the substitute teacher down because his pants were too short.
put something off	postpone	We are putting off our trip until January because of the hurricane.
put something on	turn on / switch on	Could you put on the light please?
put something on	put clothing/accessories on your body	Don’t forget to put on your new earrings for the party.
put something out	leave/place something outside the house.	Don’t forget to put out the dustbin.
put something out	extinguish	The neighbours put the fire out before the firemen arrived.
put someone out	go to a lot of trouble/ be inconvenienced	. Please don’t put yourself out for us.
put something together	assemble	I have to put the crib together before the baby arrives.
put someone through	connect two people (on the phone)	I’ll put you through to Mr. Brown.
put something up	erect	build He put up a tent for the children.
put up with someone/something	tolerate	I don’t think I can put up with three small children in the car.
put (someone) up	accommodate/ give someone a bed	We can put you up if you’d like to come for the week-end.