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put in а) вставлять, всовывать; put your hand in and see what's in the box.б) сажать, высаживать; you ought to put potatoes in there. в) подавать (заяв-ление, жалобу и т. п.); I'll put in a claim for damages, if you will put inyour special request. г) вводить (в действие); to put in the attack предпри-нять наступление; д) включать, добавлять; Tom decided to put in a newcharacter, to make the story seem more likely. е) прерывать разговор, встав-лять (слова) в разговор; "But wait," Jane put in, "I haven't finished mystory." ж) напрягать (силы), прилагать усилия; It's worth putting in a lot ofeffort, in order to improve your English. If you put more effort in your work,you'd see better results. з) coll. проводить время (за каким-л. делом); I putin two hours on my English studies every day. и) ставить, назначать на долж-ность; The new owners put a man in to look after the building at night. Thecaptain hopes to be put in command of a bigger ship. к) устанавливать аппара-туру; How much does it cost to put in central heating? л) выдвинуть свою кан-дидатуру, претендовать (for); Have you put yourself in for the competition? м)выбрать (кандидата или партию); put our party in and we will make this countryfit to live in. н) naut. заходить в порт; вставать на рейде; The ship has justput in (to the harbour). о) входить; появляться; If your opponent in this casedoes not put in an appearance, you will win. I don't really want to go to theparty, but I'd better put in an appearance, if only for a short time.