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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Steam also relied on users self-declaring their age but the report acknowledged the platform had recently introduced age checks using credit cards, and that Roblox had put in stronger age checks since last December.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
She also put in place new eviction protections.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
"He's one of the bears that we've been able to watch on the live cams since the live cams were put in in 2012," she said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
As a result, Cindy Holland, the former Netflix programming executive whom Ellison put in charge of Paramount’s streaming platforms about a year ago, is leaving the company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
In the week after the theft, while the Louvre was closed, Bertillon arranged for another painting to be put in the Mona Lisa’s place.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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