From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishput something into something phrasal verb1 PUTto make money available to be used for a particular purpose The government appears to be putting more money into education.2 WORK HARDto use a lot of energy etc when you are doing an activity Candidates put a lot of time and effort into gaining qualifications.3 ADDto add a quality to something These simple recipes put more fun into eating. → put→ See Verb table
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put into • He put the papers into a cardboard folder and tied it with a red ribbon.• The next stage is to implement it or put it into action.• Another important semantic property of words, in particular words put together into phrases, is anomaly.• Last week appeared to be the point at which he put the promise into practice.• While the federal policy shift began a decade ago, forest managers have been slow to put it into practice.• He put his hands into the air.• They failed but Feingold is confident that the 1996 experience will put new energy into the reform effort next year.• She takes the dog food and puts it into the water. 