put

US /pʊt/

UK /pʊt/

A1

verb

  • To move or place a thing in a particular position
  • To rate something in importance or value
  • To write or say something in a certain manner

phrasal verb

  • to make a light stop shining by pressing or moving a switch

Examples

He was too trusting?or, to put it another way, he had no head for business.

(ironic) I was, to put it mildly, annoyed