put on to
Britishverb
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to connect by telephone
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to inform (someone) of (a person's location or activities)
I put the police on to him
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to tell (a person) about (someone or something beneficial)
can you put me on to a cheap supermarket?
Example Sentences
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Catalonia's regional government said the frequency of services "would gradually increase on each line", while around 100 extra buses would be put on to cope with demand.
From Barron's
While marches, protests and rallies form a major part of Pride around the world, live music and performances are put on to draw even bigger crowds.
From BBC
Some YouTube videos are fully AI-generated - for example long videos which people might put on to help them go to sleep, says Lars Erik Holmquist, professor of design and innovation at Nottingham Trent University.
From BBC
"I'd have a binge with eating and then I'd be like, 'I need to train now to make sure these calories or this food isn't put on to me - which is an unhealthy way of being."
From BBC
"It was shocking, but not surprising. This was because I had been reminded at such a young age the currency and the power a woman holds when she is considered either beautiful or young, and now here I was going through the second phase of youth slipping away and feeling, once again, society's judgement and the label that they were going to put on to me."
From BBC
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