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put on
verb
phrasal verb
/ˌpʊt ˈɒn/
To don (clothing, equipment, or the like).
transitive
To decorate or dress (something) onto another person or a surface.
ditransitive, transitive
To fool, kid, deceive.
intransitive, transitive
To assume, adopt or affect; to behave in a particular way as a pretense.
transitive
To play (a recording).
transitive
To play (a recording) on (a sound system).
ditransitive, transitive
To initiate cooking or warming, especially on a stovetop.
transitive
To perform for an audience.
transitive
To organize a performance for an audience.
transitive
To provide.
transitive
To bet (money or other items) on (something).
ditransitive, transitive
To assign or apply (something) to a target.
ditransitive, transitive
To give (someone) a role in popular media.
transitive
To set (movie, show, song, etc.) to play on a screen.
transitive
To switch on (a device).
dated, transitive
To gain (weight).
transitive
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, on.
transitive
Forms
he/she/it
puts on
-ing form
putting on