put forth

British  

verb

1. to present; propose

2. (of a plant) to produce or bear (leaves, branches, shoots, etc)

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put forth Idioms  

1. Grow, as in This bush puts forth new shoots each spring . [First half of 1500s]

2. Bring to bear, exert, as in We'll have to put forth a great deal more effort . [c. 1400]

3. Also, set forth . Offer for consideration, as in She put forth at least three new ideas . [Mid-1300s]

4. Bring to notice, publish, as in The appendix puts forth a fresh analysis of events . [Mid-1500s]

5. See set forth .

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Example Sentences

Since that time, Louisville neighbor Sazerac has put forth a $15 billion bid to buy Brown-Forman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Lawmakers are behind the curve on policing online betting — though recent efforts have been put forth.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

But the Los Angeles jury rejected the Section 230 defense put forth by the defendants.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

The Massachusetts representative’s proposal mirrors a similar bill that was put forth to the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

In fact, most people of the time still believed in “spontaneous generation,” a theory put forth by the philosopher Aristotle in 330 B.C., almost two thousand years before Maria’s time.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman

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