구동사 시리즈 #12 – PUT

📘 Phrasal Verb Series #12 – PUT

🌿 Thinking in English: The Language of Placement and Intention

“To put is to place with purpose —
to give things a shape, a position, and meaning.” 🌱

“PUT” in English is all about intention.
You don’t just drop something — you set it somewhere, decide where it belongs.
It’s an action of awareness, not accident.

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💫 1️⃣ put on

To put on means to wear or to pretend — to add something to yourself.

Examples

• She put on her coat and smiled. 🧥
• Don’t put on that fake accent! 😄

👉 Feel it: “put on” = adding an outer layer — physically or emotionally.

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🌱 2️⃣ put off

To put off means to delay or postpone something.

Examples

• Let’s put off the meeting until tomorrow. ⏰
• Stop putting off your dreams — start today. 🌿

👉 Feel it: “put off” = holding time at arm’s length — procrastination or patience.

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🌿 3️⃣ put out

To put out means to extinguish, release, or inconvenience.

Examples

• Please put out the candle before you leave. 🕯️
• The firemen put out the fire quickly. 🚒
• Sorry to put you out — I didn’t mean to trouble you. 🙏

👉 Feel it: “put out” = releasing energy — ending fire, effort, or tension.

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🌸 4️⃣ put up (with)

To put up means to raise or display, but put up with means to tolerate.

Examples

• We’ll put up the decorations tonight. 🎈
• I can’t put up with this noise anymore. 😫

👉 Feel it: “put up” = lifting or enduring — external or emotional elevation.

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💫 5️⃣ put away

To put away means to store or save something.

Examples

• Please put away your clothes. 🧺
• He put away some money for the future. 💰

👉 Feel it: “put away” = tidying energy — restoring order, preparing for what’s next.

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🌾 6️⃣ put down

To put down means to place something, to suppress, or to humiliate.

Examples

• She put down her book and sighed. 📖
• The government put down the protest.
• Don’t put down others — lift them up instead. 🌿

👉 Feel it: “put down” = lowering energy — can mean calm, or hurt, depending on heart.

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🌊 7️⃣ put together

To put together means to assemble or organize.

Examples

• We put together a plan for the trip. 🗺️
• He put together a team of experts.

👉 Feel it: “put together” = connection — creating harmony from separate parts.

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🌻 8️⃣ put forward

To put forward means to propose or suggest.

Examples

• She put forward a great idea. 💡
• The committee put forward new policies.

👉 Feel it: “put forward” = pushing thought into motion — offering it to the world.

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🌼 9️⃣ put through

To put through means to connect or to make someone experience something.

Examples

• Let me put you through to the manager. ☎️
• They put her through intense training. 💪

👉 Feel it: “put through” = guiding movement — from one stage to another.

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🌷 10️⃣ put aside

To put aside means to save or to ignore for the moment.

Examples

• Let’s put aside our differences. 🤝
• She put aside her pride and apologized. 🌸

👉 Feel it: “put aside” = choosing peace — setting ego down for connection.

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🌿 Essence of PUT

  의미의 흐름                                       구동사 예시                                                                       감각적 키워드

 

Order & Clarity	put away / put together / put aside	정리, 구조, 조화
Expression & Action	put on / put forward / put through	표현, 제안, 추진
Restraint & Pause	put down / put off / put out	중단, 진정, 조절
Endurance	put up with	인내, 포용

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🌸 Closing Thought

“To put is to give everything its place —
not to control, but to create calm.” 🌿

When you “put” things — ideas, emotions, plans —
you build a quiet structure for life.
You decide where things belong — and where you do.

 

 

 

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