PHRASAL VERBS WITH PUT — EXERCISE 1 (ESL)
level: Advanced (C1/C2)
Put phrasal verbs are extremely common in everyday English and cover a wide range of situations — from tolerating and postponing to accommodating and performing. Several of these combinations are used far more frequently than their single-word equivalents. Definitions are provided in brackets where the meaning might not be immediately obvious.
ABOUT PHRASAL VERBS WITH PUT
Put is one of those everyday verbs that becomes surprisingly complex once you add a particle. The basic sense of placing or positioning something feeds into some combinations, but many put phrasal verbs have developed meanings that are entirely figurative.
One of the interesting features of put phrasal verbs is how negative several of them are: put down means to criticise or demean someone; put off means to postpone or to cause reluctance; even put up with — the most common of all — is about tolerating something unpleasant. This negative cluster is worth noticing as a memory aid.
On the positive side, put on (perform, or put clothing on), put up (accommodate someone), and put out (extinguish) are extremely high-frequency and appear across a wide range of contexts from everyday conversation to news reporting.
Put is one of those everyday verbs that becomes surprisingly complex once you add a particle. The basic sense of placing or positioning something feeds into some combinations, but many put phrasal verbs have developed meanings that are entirely figurative.
One of the interesting features of put phrasal verbs is how negative several of them are: put down means to criticise or demean someone; put off means to postpone or to cause reluctance; even put up with — the most common of all — is about tolerating something unpleasant. This negative cluster is worth noticing as a memory aid.
On the positive side, put on (perform, or put clothing on), put up (accommodate someone), and put out (extinguish) are extremely high-frequency and appear across a wide range of contexts from everyday conversation to news reporting.
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