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place; add; put off
Meanings
3 senses · 15 examplesverb
to place; to put; to set down
Used for placing physical objects in a specific location.
Please put your backpack on the desk.
The workers placed the building materials beside the construction site.
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She put the vase on the windowsill to sunbathe.
Just leave the luggage in the corner.
Mom put down her chopsticks and went to pick up the kid.
verb
to add; to stir in; to mix in
Commonly used for adding ingredients to food or drinks.
Adding some sugar to the soy milk will make it taste better.
Don't forget to add some salt when cooking.
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He added two spoonfuls of milk to his coffee.
You can add some shiitake mushrooms to the soup to enhance umami.
The bartender added a slice of lemon to the cocktail.
verb
to put aside; to delay; to suspend
Can refer to temporarily pausing a task or having too many things to handle.
Let's put this matter aside for now and deal with it later.
The project was put on hold due to insufficient staff.
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These are all urgent tasks; we can't put any of them aside.
He delayed submitting his vacation request for three weeks.
This plan is temporarily suspended; we'll talk about it after the funds are in place.