What is a phrasal verb?
A phrasal verb is a verb followed by a preposition or an adverb; the combination creates a meaning different from the original verb alone.
- Today’s verb: Put
- Today’s phrasal verbs: Put down, put away, put forth, put off, put on, put out.
Phrasal Verbs Made Easy PDF Capsule 4 – Put
Put Down
Meaning: Make a humiliating remark, to suppress.
Put = to bring
Down = to a lower position
Memory tip: Negative remarks cause a drop in your energy levels.
Usage: The government was successful in putting down the rebellion.
Put Away
Meaning: 1. Abandon/discard.
2. To place something in its designated place.
Put = to place
Away = at a distance
Memory tip: When you abandon/discard something, you put it away from yourself. How far away you put it, depends on you.
Usage: 1. He put away his old books.
2. Please put away the vegetables and clear the kitchen counter.
Put Forth
Meaning: To suggest, present.
Get = to place
Forth = forward
Memory tip: When you come forward, you are seen; when you put forward (forth), what you place is seen.
Usage: He put forth his proposal in the meeting.
Put On
Meaning: To wear.
Put = to place
On = in a position over & in contact with.
Memory Tip: To place the dress over and in contact with the body = wear!
Usage: She put her white dress on for the party.
Put Off
Meaning: 1. To postpone.
2. To spoil someone’s mood, to discourage someone from doing something.
Put = to place
Off = away
Memory Tip: 1. To keep an event/task away, and hence delay it!
2. When something spoils your mood, the switch to your happiness gets switched off.
Usage: 1. He put off the meeting.
2.The food was fine, but the bad smell in the restuarant really put me off.
Put Out
Meaning: To extinguish.
Put = to place
Out = outside
Memory tip: Generally when we work, we first sit down.
Usage: Let’s get down to work.
We hope you find Phrasal Verbs Made Easy PDF Capsule 4, helpful.
