Phrasal Verbs
- 1to give somebody the telephone so that they can talk to the person at the other end Hi, Dad—can you put Nicky on?
- 2(usually used in the progressive tenses) (North American English, informal) to try to make somebody believe something that is not true, usually as a joke synonym have somebody on Oh, come on, you know I was only putting you on.
- 1 to dress yourself in something Hurry up! Put your coat on! opposite take somethingoff
- 2 to apply something to your skin, face, etc. She's just putting on her make-up.
- 3 to switch on a piece of equipment I'll put the kettle on for tea. She put on the brakes suddenly.
- 4 to make a tape, CD, DVD, etc. begin to play Do you mind if I put some music on? He put some jazz on the stereo.
- 5 to become heavier, especially by the amount mentioned synonym gain She looks like she's put on weight. He must have put on several kilos.
- 6(British English) to provide something specially The city is putting on extra buses during the summer.
- 7to produce or present a play, a show, etc. The local drama club is putting on ‘Macbeth’. See related entries: Producing a play
- 8 to pretend to have a particular feeling, quality, way of speaking, etc. He put on an American accent. I don't think she was hurt. She was just putting it on.
- 1to add an amount of money or a tax to the cost of something The government has put ten pence on the price of twenty cigarettes.
- 2to bet money on something I've never put money on a horse. I put £5 on him to win.
