put in
[verb]
Synonyms: plant, pitch, seed, sow

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English Thesaurus: install, put in, fit, lay, healthy, ...

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put in phrasal verb (see also put)

1. put something ↔ in to fix a piece of equipment somewhere and connect it so that it is ready to be used Synonym : instal:
We decided to have a new bathroom put in.

2. put something ↔ in to spend time or use energy working or practising something:
Dorothy had put in a lot of hard work during her six years as chairperson.

3. put in something written to interrupt someone in order to say something:
‘How old are you?’ ‘Sixteen.’ ‘I’m sixteen too,’ put in Dixie.

4. put something ↔ in to ask for something in an official way:
She put in an insurance claim.
We must put in an order by tonight.
put in for something
I put in for a pay increase.

5. put your faith/trust/confidence in somebody/something to trust someone or something or believe that they can do something:
I’m putting my faith in the appeal judges.

6. put in something to do something in a particular way, especially a performance in a play, film, race etc:
He put in a brilliant performance in the British Grand Prix.

7. put in an appearance to go to a social event, meeting etc for a short time:
There was an hour yet before she needed to put in an appearance at the restaurant.

8. if a ship puts in, it enters a port

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

install to put a piece of equipment somewhere and connect it so that it is ready to be used:
The company is installing a new computer system.
How much does it cost to install central heating?
put in to install something. Put in is more common in everyday English than install and is used especially about things that are not very complicated to install:
The workmen are coming to put the new windows in today.
They removed the bath and put in a shower instead.
fit to put a new part or piece of equipment into or onto something:
I had to fit new locks after the burglary.
All vehicles must have seatbelts fitted.
lay to put cables or a carpet in the correct place on the ground:
Work on laying the telephone cables has not yet begun.
Two workmen were laying carpet tiles in the kitchen.
healthy having good health:
A good diet keeps you healthy.
They tested the drug on healthy volunteers.
well used especially when describing or asking about how someone feels or looks:
I don’t feel well.
How was James – did he look well?
fine spoken used in a reply to a question about your health, or when talking about someone else’s health. Use fine only in replies, not in questions or statements:
‘Hi, Tom, how are you?’ ‘Fine, thanks.’
She had a bad cold, but she’s fine now.
all right/OK spoken not ill or injured. These expressions are very commonly used in everyday spoken English:
You look pale – are you feeling all right?
He’s had an accident but he’s OK.
better less ill than you were, or no longer ill:
I’m feeling a lot better now.
Don’t come back to school until you’re better.
in (good) shape healthy and fit:
Jogging keeps me in pretty good shape.
robust literary healthy and strong, and not likely to become ill:
He had a robust constitution (=a strong and healthy body).
robust plants
a robust girl, wearing a thick woollen sweater
be/look a picture of health to look very healthy:
She looked a picture of health as she posed for the cameras.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

put in
1. • put in (something)
1). to add to what has already been said
Suddenly my friend put in that he was tired and wanted to go home.

2). to plant flowers/plants/vegetables
We decided to put in some roses in our garden last year.

3). to submit something
I plan to put in my job application next Monday.

2. • put in (somewhere)
to stop at a port on a journey by water
The ship put in at several ports during the cruise.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

put in something
• put in (something)
1. to add to what has already been said
Suddenly my friend put in that he was tired and wanted to go home.

2. to plant flowers/plants/vegetables
We decided to put in some roses in our garden last year.

3. to submit something
I plan to put in my job application next Monday.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

put in
v.
1. To add to what has been said; say (something) in addition to what others say.
While the boys were discussing the car accident, Ben put in that the road was icy.
My father put in a word for me and I got the job.
2. To buy and keep in a store to sell.
He put in a full stock of drugs.
3. To spend (time).
He put in many years as a printer.
He put in an hour a day reading.
4. To plant.
He put in a row of radishes.
5. To stop at a port on a journey by water.
After the fire, the ship put in for repairs.
6. To apply; ask.
■ Used with "for".
When a better job was open, he put in for it.
The sailor put in for time to visit his family before the ship went to sea.

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