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Put out meaning

Put out is a phrasal verb with 8 meanings. One of them is to switch a light off.

Past simple
put out
Past participle
put out
-ing form
putting out

What put out means

switch off a lightB2

To switch a light off

Please put the kitchen light out.

7 more meanings of put out are in the Retite app, each with an example and a translation into your language.

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Similar phrasal verbs

With put: put on, put up, put off, put back, put away, put down, put together, put in, put across, put aside.

With out: go out, find out, sort out, run out, take out, get out, hand out, check out, look out, ask out.

Common questions

What does put out mean?

It has 8 meanings. One of them is to switch a light off. The other 7, each with an example and a translation into your language, are in the Retite app.

What is the past tense of put out?

Put out, 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.

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