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Put up meaning

Put up is a phrasal verb with 6 meanings. One of them is to raise an object or secure it in an elevated position.

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

What put up means

raise or displayB1

To raise an object or secure it in an elevated position

They put up a temporary flagpole.

5 more meanings of put up 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 off, put back, put away, put down, put out, put together, put in, put across, put aside.

With up: wake up, pick up, grow up, line up, make up, set up, go up, bring up, mess up, break up.

Common questions

What does put up mean?

It has 6 meanings. One of them is to raise an object or secure it in an elevated position. The other 5, each with an example and a translation into your language, are in the Retite app.

What is the past tense of put up?

Put up, 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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