"put to" meaning in English

See put to in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: puts to [present, singular, third-person], putting to [participle, present], put to [participle, past], put to [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|put<,,put> to}} put to (third-person singular simple present puts to, present participle putting to, simple past and past participle put to)
  1. To ask or pose a question, or make a proposal or suggestion. Derived forms: I put it to you Related terms: compare put in, put to the test
    Sense id: en-put_to-en-verb-b1i-PAW6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (to)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for put to meaning in English (1.1kB)

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