put on


Definition: Meaning of, put on in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / pʊt ɒn /

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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
put on put on put on
Present Participle Third Person Singular
putting on puts on
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  1. to cover a part of your body with a piece of clothing or jewellery so that you are wearing it
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  2. to spread a cream, liquid, powder, or other substance on your skin or hair in order to make it softer, healthier, or more attractive
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  3. to make a machine or piece of equipment start working, especially by pressing a switch
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  4. to put a video, CD etc in a piece of equipment so that you can watch it or listen to it
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  5. to organize an event, show, performance etc
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  6. to pretend to have a particular feeling or a particular way of speaking or behaving
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  7. if you put on weight, you become fatter
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  8. to start cooking something
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  9. put something on someone/something to cause something to affect someone or something
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  10. put something on something British English to add an amount of money to the cost or value of something
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  11. put something on someone/something to risk a particular amount of money by trying to guess the result of a race or competition
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  12. to pass the telephone to someone so they can speak to the person you have been talking to
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  13. to provide a bus, train etc for people to use
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  14. put someone on something to say what medical treatment someone should have
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  15. put something on something to record something in an account so that someone can pay for it later
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  16. put someone on something to make someone responsible for dealing with something
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  17. mainly American English informal to try to make someone believe something that is not true
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