put a lot of time into something

  • 1put sth in/into sth — UK US put sth in/into sth Phrasal Verb with put({{}}/pʊt/ verb (putting, put, put) ► to spend a lot of time or effort doing something: »If I put in some extra hours today, I can have some time off tomorrow. »We ve put a lot of time into… …

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  • 2put sth into sth — UK US put sth in/into sth Phrasal Verb with put({{}}/pʊt/ verb (putting, put, put) ► to spend a lot of time or effort doing something: »If I put in some extra hours today, I can have some time off tomorrow. »We ve put a lot of time into… …

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  • 3put sth in sth — UK US put sth in/into sth Phrasal Verb with put({{}}/pʊt/ verb (putting, put, put) ► to spend a lot of time or effort doing something: »If I put in some extra hours today, I can have some time off tomorrow. »We ve put a lot of time into… …

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  • 4put — [ put ] (past tense and past participle put) verb transitive *** ▸ 1 move something to position ▸ 2 cause to be in situation ▸ 3 write/print something ▸ 4 make someone go to place ▸ 5 give position on list ▸ 6 build/place somewhere ▸ 7 express in …

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  • 5put — W1S1 [put] v past tense and past participle put present participle putting [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move to place)¦ 2¦(change somebody s situation/feelings)¦ 3¦(write/print something)¦ 4¦(express)¦ 5 put a stop/an end to something 6 put something into… …

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  • 6get your teeth into something — informal phrase to put a lot of your time and energy into something that is interesting because it needs a lot of effort and skill I’d like a project that I can really get my teeth into. Thesaurus: to try hard to do or get somethingsynonym… …

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  • 7get your teeth into something — informal to put a lot of your time and energy into something that is interesting because it needs a lot of effort and skill I d like a project that I can really get my teeth into …

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  • 8put into — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms put into : present tense I/you/we/they put into he/she/it puts into present participle putting into past tense put into past participle put into 1) put something into something to spend a particular amount of… …

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  • 9ˌput sth ˈinto sth — phrasal verb 1) to spend time or effort in order to do something I put a lot of work into the speech.[/ex] 2) to invest money in something How much are you prepared to put into the business?[/ex] …

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  • 10put — verb past tense putpresent participle putting MOVE STH 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something from one place or position into another, especially using your hands: put sth in/on/there etc: Put those bags on the table. | You should put …

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