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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A defeat at this stage, or an unconvincing performance like the one put in on Saturday in Kolkata, does not decide the eventual outcome.
From BBC
How quickly it passes depends on whether a workable payment plan is put in place.
From MarketWatch
Minns has previously defended police actions, saying on Tuesday that police had been "put in an impossible situation", urging the public "not to look at a 10-second clip without the full context".
From BBC
On Wednesday, AST SpaceMobile said it had successfully unfolded its BlueBird 6 satellite, the sixth commercial satellite it has put in orbit.
From Barron's
England's batters put in a disappointing display as they lose by 30 runs to West Indies in their second match of the T20 World Cup.
From BBC
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