Now let’s have a look at the verb ‘put’. This verb looks very easy as it’s so short. However, in business English there are so many uses for this verb, that it’s quite a difficult verb to use. It’s worth learning to use it well, however, as it is a very high frequency verb, and therefore very useful. Let’s begin with the most frequent word partnerships.
The word partnerships with ‘put’ can be divided into 6 very general groups of meaning.
One group means write or record: ‘Let me put you on our mailing list’.
Another group means begin functioning: ‘We need to put this into effect by next week.’
Another group is word partnerships used to show priorities between things: ‘We need to put the client first at all times.’
Another group is word partnerships with a very general negativemeaning: ‘My boss is really putting pressure on me to resign.’
Another deals with relationships between people: ‘I’m putting you in charge of the team.’
And finally, ‘put’ can combine with nouns to give a more abstract meaning: ‘Let’s try to put this problem into perspective here.’
Task 1: Sort the following language items with put into the table below. Look at the examples.
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put
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a stop to s/th
a strain on resources/capacity/cashflow
o/self out for s/o
pressure on s/o
s/o in a difficult/embarrassing/awkward position
s/o in charge of n.p.
s/o in the picture
s/o in touch with n.p.
s/o on a mailing-list/waiting –list
s/th first
s/th into effect
s/th into perspective
s/th into service
s/th on file
s/th onto the market
s/th to good use
s/th to one side
s/th to use
s/th to work
the matter right
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1. record
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4. negative meaning
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s/o on a mailing-list/waiting -list
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pressure on s/o
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2. begin functioning
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5. relationships
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s/th into effect
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s/o in charge
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3. prioritize
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6. abstract meaning
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the client first
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the matter right
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Check out your answers in the table below.
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1. record
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4. negative meaning
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put s/th on file
put s/o on a mailing-list/waiting-list
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put a stop to s/th
put a strain on
put resources/capacity/cashflow
put s/o in a difficult/embarrassing/awkward position
put pressure on s/o
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2. begin functioning
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5. relationships
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put s/th into service
put s/th into effect
put s/th onto the market
put s/th to work
put s/th to use
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put o/self out for s/o
put s/o in charge of n.p.
put s/o in touch with n.p.
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3. prioritize
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6. abstract meaning
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put s/th first
put s/th to good use
put s/th to one side
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put s/o in the picture
put s/th into perspective
put the matter right
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