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Put over meaning

Put over is a phrasal verb that means to express a point or idea clearly enough for others to understand. With this meaning you can also say put across.

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

What put over means

B2

To express a point or idea clearly enough for others to understand

The campaign puts its message across effectively.

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 over: run over, take over, go over to, spill over, tick over, change over, do over, get over, give over, give something over to something/someone.

Common questions

What does put over mean?

To express a point or idea clearly enough for others to understand.

What is the past tense of put over?

Put over, 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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