put in
Britishverb
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(intr) nautical to bring a vessel into port, esp for a brief stay
we put in for fresh provisions
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(often foll by for) to apply or cause to apply (for a job, in a competition, etc)
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(tr) to submit
he put in his claims form
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to intervene with (a remark) during a conversation
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(tr) to devote (time, effort, etc) to a task
he put in three hours overtime last night
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(tr) to establish or appoint
he put in a manager
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(tr) cricket to cause (a team, esp the opposing one) to bat
England won the toss and put the visitors in to bat
noun
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Make a formal offer of, as in a court of law. For example, He put in a plea of not guilty . [Mid-1400s]
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Interpose, interject; see put in a good word ; put one's oar in .
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Spend time at a location or job, as in He put in three years at hard labor , or She put in eight hours a day at her desk . [Mid-1800s]
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Plant, as in We put in thirty new trees . [Early 1800s]
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Enter a port or harbor, as in The yacht will put in here for the night . [Early 1600s]
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put in for . Request or apply for something, as in I put in for a raise , or John put in for department supervisor . [c. 1600]
Example Sentences
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But Riley has put in so much work of his own wowing us with pointed pranks that he’s earned the right to deliver an earnest plea.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Elphick said a night vision video camera had been put in place to protect the statue.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Yet some of the chips only had 5 functioning GPU cores; these ones were put in a separate bin.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
The policing of what we choose to put in our bodies has been — and continues to be — relentless.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
I asked, “How much do you want me to put in it, Grandpa?”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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