Phrasal Verbs
to give someone the telephone so that they can talk to the person at the other end Hi, Dad—can you put Nicky on?
- 1to dress yourself in something Hurry up! Put your coat on! opposite take somethingoff
- 2to apply something to your skin, face, etc. She's just putting on her makeup.
- 3to switch on a piece of equipment Before you start making the pie, put the oven on at 350 degrees. She put on the brakes suddenly.
- 4to make a tape, CD, DVD, etc. begin to play Do you mind if I put some music on? He put some jazz on the stereo.
- 5to become heavier, especially by the amount mentioned synonym gain She looks like she's put on weight. He must have put on several pounds.
- 6to provide something specially The city is putting on extra buses during the summer.
- 7to produce or present a play, a show, etc. The local drama club is putting on “Macbeth.”
- 8to pretend to have a particular feeling, quality, way of speaking, etc. He put on a British accent. I don't think she was hurt. She was just putting it on.
- 1to add an amount of money or a tax to the cost of something The government has put fifty cents on the price of a pack of cigarettes.
- 2to bet money on something I've never put money on a horse. I put $5 on him to win.