Put on meaning
Put on is a phrasal verb with 16 meanings. One of them is to switch on equipment or start it playing recorded material.
- Past simple
- put on
- Past participle
- put on
- -ing form
- putting on
What put on means
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To switch on equipment or start it playing recorded material
Could you put the heating on before the guests arrive?
15 more meanings of put on are in the Retite app, each with an example and a translation into your language.
More meanings in the appSimilar phrasal verbs
With put: put up, put off, put back, put away, put down, put out, put together, put in, put across, put aside.
With on: turn on, try on, go on, get on, hold on, carry on, hang on, keep on doing, keep on, take on.
Common questions
What does put on mean?
It has 16 meanings. One of them is to switch on equipment or start it playing recorded material. The other 15, each with an example and a translation into your language, are in the Retite app.
What is the past tense of put on?
Put on, 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.
