Put on - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈpʊt ɑːn|  American pronunciation of the word put on
Brit.  |ˈpʊt ɒn|  British pronunciation of the word put on

verb

- put clothing on one's body (syn: assume, don, wear)
He put on his best suit for the wedding
- add to something existing
She put on a sun room
- put on the stove or ready for cooking
put on the tea, please!
- carry out (performances) (syn: turn in)
- add to the odometer
He put on 1,000 miles on this trip
- prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance (syn: mount)
- apply to a surface (syn: apply)
- fool or hoax (syn: befool, cod, dupe, fool, gull, slang, take in)
- increase (one's body weight) (syn: gain)

adjective

- adopted in order to deceive (syn: assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, sham)

Extra examples

He put his coat on hurriedly and ran out of the house.

His modesty is all put on.

The government has put yet another tax on cigarettes.

The train put on speed.

Please put the light on, it's getting dark.

...I put on a coat and shoes to go outside....

...some critics are putting it on when they say it's the best comedy ever made...

Which play is the Theatre Group putting on next?

Which play is the Globe putting on next?

I don't believe you, you're just putting me on!

How much are you prepared to put on this horse?

Why are you trying to put the blame on me?

He put on his best suit for the wedding

She put on a sun room

He put on 1,000 miles on this trip

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