Meaning & use
put
To move something so that it is in a particular place, position, or state.
See it in a sentence
Please put the keys on the hook by the door when you get home.
She put the documents back in the folder before leaving the office.
A note on using this word
Put is irregular but keeps the same form in the past tense and past participle: put, put, put.
Words with a similar meaning
placeset
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