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  • 41put — [[t]p ʊt[/t]] ♦ puts, putting (The form put is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle.) 1) VERB When you put something in a particular place or position, you move it into that place or position. [V n prep/adv]… …

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  • 42put — 1. v. & n. v. (putting; past and past part. put) 1 tr. move to or cause to be in a specified place or position (put it in your pocket; put the children to bed; put your signature here). 2 tr. bring into a specified condition, relation, or state… …

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  • 43put down — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you put something down somewhere, you write or type it there. [V n P in/on n] Never put anything down on paper which might be used in evidence against you at a later date... [V P that] We ve put down on our staff development… …

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  • 44put up — verb 1. place so as to be noticed (Freq. 4) post a sign post a warning at the dump • Syn: ↑post • Derivationally related forms: ↑posting (for: ↑ …

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  • 45put */*/*/ — UK [pʊt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms put : present tense I/you/we/they put he/she/it puts present participle putting past tense put past participle put 1) a) to move something to a particular position, especially using your hands She put… …

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  • 46put — verb (puts, putting; past and past participle put) 1》 move to or place in a particular position. 2》 bring into a particular state or condition: they tried to put me at ease.     ↘express in a particular way: to put it bluntly, he was not really… …

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  • 47down — I UK [daʊn] / US adjective, adverb, preposition *** Summary: Down can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): She was walking down the street. as an adverb (without a following noun): She lay down and fell asleep.… …

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  • 48Down (American football) — First Down redirects here. For the Prison Break episode, see First Down (Prison Break episode) .: For the British American Football magazine see First Down (magazine) In American and Canadian football, a down refers to a period in which a play… …

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  • 49Down (gridiron football) — First Down redirects here. For the Prison Break episode, see First Down (Prison Break episode). A down marker showing first down along the sideline of a collegiate game A down is a period in which a play transpires in American and Canadian… …

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  • 50down — down1 W1S1 [daun] adv, prep, adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(to a lower position)¦ 2¦(in a lower place)¦ 3¦(to lie/sit)¦ 4¦(along)¦ 5¦(south)¦ 6¦(somewhere local)¦ 7¦(river)¦ 8¦(fastened to a surface)¦ 9¦(less)¦ 10¦(losing)¦ …

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