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put
[ T + adv/prep ] to move something or someone into the stated place,position,
or direction:
Where have you put the keys?
Put your clothes in the cupboard.
He put salt into the sugar bowl by mistake.
She put her bag on the table.
She put her hands over her eyes.
I put my arm around him to comfort him.
We always put the cat out (= outside the house) at night.
Every night, she puts out her clothes (= takes them from where they are kept so that
they are ready) for the next day.
If we put the chairs a little closer together (= move them nearer to each other), we
should be able to get another one around the table.
If you put together (= mix) yellow and blue paint you get green.
The prisoners were put up against (= moved into a position next to) a wall and shot.
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put verb (EXPRESS)
put verb (CONDITION)
put verb (OPERATION)
[ T usually + adv/prep ] to bring into operation; to cause to be used:
When the drugs failed to cure her, she put her faith/trust in herbal medicine.
The school puts a lot of emphasis on teaching children to read and write.
He's putting pressure on me to change my mind.
The events of the last few weeks have put a real strain on him.
In the story of Sleeping Beauty, the wicked fairy puts a spell/curse (US hex) on
the baby princess.
You know it was your fault, so don't try to put the blame on anyone else.
The government is expected to put a new tax on cars.
The new tax will put 15 percent on fuel prices (= increase them by 15 percent).
She's never put a bet/money on a race before.
He put everything he had into (= he used all
his abilities and strength in) the finalgame.
The more you put into something, the more you get out of it (= the harder you work at
something, the more satisfying it is).
They put (= invested) a lot of money into the family business.
The president is trying to put through (= bring into operation) reforms of the
country's economic system.
They've got to put an end to/a stop to their fighting (= to stop fighting).
put verb (JUDGE)
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as someone puts it
how shall I put it?/let me put it this way
I couldn’t have put it better myself
not know where to put yourself
put someone/something before/over/above
put something behind you
put someone/something first
put your name/signature to something
put a price/value etc on something
put simply/simply put
put a stop/end to something
put someone straight/right (on/about something)
put someone on a train/plane/bus etc
put something into words
put something in writing
put yourself in someone’s place/position
to put it another way
to put it bluntly
to put it in a nutshell
to put it mildly
setverb
set verb (POSITION)
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set verb (CONDITION)
set sb/sth doing sth
The thunderstorm set the radio crackling.
set sb to work
set verb (ESTABLISH)
B2 [ T ] to establish or decide something:
He's set himself the goal/target of making his first million by the time he's 30.
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set verb (GET READY)
B2 [ T ] to get something ready so that it comes into operation or can be used:
[ + to infinitive ] The heating is set to come on at 5 p.m.
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set verb (FIX)
B1 [ T ] to fix or make certain:
Has a date/time been set for the meeting yet?
a brooch set with rubies and pearls
[ T ] When a doctor sets a broken bone, he or she puts it into the rightposition so
that it will heal.
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set verb (GIVE WORK)
set verb (MUSIC)
[ T ] to write or provide music for a poem or other words so that they can be sung:
poems set to music
set verb (SUN)
The setting sun cast long shadows across the lawn.
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sunset
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Phrasal verb(s)
set about sth
set about sb
set sb against sb
set sth against sth
set sth/sb apart
set sth aside
set sb back (sth)
set sth/sb back
set sth back
set sth down
set sb down
set sth forth
set in
set off/out
set sth off
set sb off
set sb/sth on sb
set on/upon sb
set out
set sth out
set to
set sth up
set sb up
set sth/sb up
set (sth) up
set yourself up as sth
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1. put someone/something somewhere
2. make something happen
3. make equipment ready
4. decide time/place/value
5. establish way to do something
6. do something that influences
7. give someone something to do
8. put story in time/place
9. when sun goes down
10. join broken bone
11. liquid: become solid
12. have fixed expression
13. arrange wet hair
14. arrange letters to print
15. put jewel in jewellery
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17. +phrasal verbs
1. 1
[TRANSITIVE] to put someone or something in a position
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1. a.
[TRANSITIVE] [USUALLY PASSIVE] if something is set somewhere, it is in that place or position
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2. b.
to put someone or something in a particular state
To have an effect:shape, impact, affect...
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2. 2
[TRANSITIVE] to make something happen, or to make someone do something
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3. 3
[TRANSITIVE] to make a piece of equipment ready to operate
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1. a.
to change the time on a clock or the controls on a piece of equipment
I’m setting the alarm for 6.30.
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4. 4
[TRANSITIVE] to decide when or where an event will happen
To organize an event:organize, prepare, plan...
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1. a.
to decide the price or value of something
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5. 5
[TRANSITIVE] to establish a rule, standard, limit etc that people must follow
The agreement sets clear targets and timetables for the reduction of carbon emissions.
set rules/conditions/guidelines/limits/criteria (for something):
Opposition parties have set conditions for peace negotiations to begin.
set standards:
Their teacher sets high standards and expects everyone to meet them.
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To limit or control something or someone:draw a line in the sand, limit, control...
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6. 6
[TRANSITIVE] to
do something that influences the way that other thingsare done or the way that
other people behave
To have an effect:shape, impact, affect...
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7. 7
[TRANSITIVE] to give something to someone to do or to achieve
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1. a.
EDUCATION BRITISH to give students work to do as part of a courseof study
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2. b.
EDUCATION BRITISH to produce questions or an examination paperfor students to answer
They set us an absolutely impossible paper.
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8. 8
[TRANSITIVE] [USUALLY PASSIVE] to write or produce a play, book, film etc that happens in
a particular time or place
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9. 9
[INTRANSITIVE] when the sun sets, it goes below the horizon at the endof the day
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10. 10
[TRANSITIVE] toput the two ends of a broken bone back into the correctposition so that they
can grow into one piece again
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1. a.
[INTRANSITIVE] if a broken bone sets, the two ends of it grow into one piece again
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11. 11
[INTRANSITIVE/TRANSITIVE] if a liquid sets, or if you set it, it forms a solidsubstance
a type of concrete that sets in 15 minutes
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To change consistency:atomise, atomize, bake...
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12. 12
[INTRANSITIVE/TRANSITIVE] ifyour face or a part of it sets into a particularexpression, or if you set it into
a particular expression, you have that expression on your face
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13. 13
[TRANSITIVE] to arrange wet hair in a particular style so that it keeps that style when it becomes dry
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14. 14
[TRANSITIVE] to arrange letters and words on a special machine into the correct order so that you
can print something
15. 15
[TRANSITIVE] [USUALLY PASSIVE] to put a jewel or stone in a piece of jewellery
a necklace set with rubies
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