put on
phrasal verbput somebody on
- to give somebody the phone so that they can talk to the person at the other end
- Hi, Dad—can you put Nicky on?
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- (usually used in the progressive tenses) (North American English, informal) to try to make somebody believe something that is not true, usually as a joke synonym have somebody on
- Oh, come on, you know I was only putting you on.
put something on
- to dress yourself in something
- Hurry up! Put your coat on!
- to apply something to your skin, face, etc.
- She's just putting on her make-up.
- to switch on a piece of equipment
- I'll put the kettle on for tea.
- She put on the brakes suddenly.
- to start to play recorded music or a video
- Do you mind if I put some music on?
- The DJ put on a techno dance number.
- to start cooking food, especially on top of a cooker
- I just need to put the potatoes on.
- to become heavier, especially by the amount mentioned synonym gain
- She looks like she's put on weight.
- He must have put on several kilos.
- (British English) to provide something specially
- The city is putting on extra buses during the summer.
- to produce or present a play, a show, etc.
- The local drama club is putting on ‘Macbeth’.
- to pretend to have a particular feeling, quality, way of speaking, etc.
- He put on an American accent.
- I don't think she was hurt. She was just putting it on.
put something on something
- to add an amount of money or a tax to the cost of something
- The government has put three pence on the price of a litre of petrol.
- to bet money on something
- I've never put money on a horse.
- I put £5 on him to win.