put back
Britishverb
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to return to its former place
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to move to a later time or date
the wedding was put back a fortnight
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to delay or impede the progress of
the strike put back production severely
Example Sentences
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I tried to put back things like the collector’s mentality.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
All this gives the affair a narcoleptic quality, where flashes of radiance are quickly overwhelmed by everything else as we’re put back into our stupor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
When Caleb resumed his treatment at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital he was put back on the drugs, but no-one would tell her why.
From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026
The Needham analysts said that “it sounds as though China has become a puzzle that management is struggling mightily to put back together.”
From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026
The rest he carefully coiled and put back in his pack.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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