put
verb (used with object)
to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position.
have put
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present perfectof put.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The red could have put Rangers' win in jeopardy, had Jablonec been up to much, which they weren't.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
At Hungary’s Paks plant, which generates about 40% of the country’s electricity, water shortages have put the facility on the threshold of a shutdown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
The only place I would have put it was in my coat closet behind my other old wedding dress that I still needed to sell, and it definitely was not there.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
These findings are reshaping our understanding of how the brain processes rewards and have put the spotlight firmly on the lateral septum as the home of cravings.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
She wouldn’t have put it on the other night if Boaz hadn’t asked.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
