Put something at something meaning
Put something at something is a phrasal verb that means to make a rough estimate of a cost, size, number, or quantity.
- Past simple
- put something at something
- Past participle
- put something at something
- -ing form
- putting something at something
What put something at something means
B2
To make a rough estimate of a cost, size, number, or quantity
Officials put the crowd at about two thousand.
Similar phrasal verbs
With put: put on, put up, put off, put back, put away, put down, put out, put together, put in, put across.
With at: get at, play at, come at, go at, work at, arrive at, keep at.
Common questions
What does put something at something mean?
To make a rough estimate of a cost, size, number, or quantity.
What is the past tense of put something at something?
Put something at something, which is also its past participle.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
