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put

/ˈpʊt/PUUT
/ˈpʊt/PUUT

Meaningto push, thrust

Common meaning: to place or set

Journey through time

  1. Gaelicput‘to push, thrust’source
  2. Middle Englishputtensource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto push, thrust → to place or setput‘to place or set’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Gaelic put ‘to push, thrust’.

Roots

  • put Gaelic “to push, thrust”

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