put back English

Meaning put back meaning

What does put back mean?

put back

— verb (= replace) put something back where it belongs replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them

— verb (= set back) cost a certain amount My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000

Synonyms put back synonyms

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put back English » English

set back

restore

replace

return

put forward

lay back

give back

bring back

knock back

delay

take off

take back

set forward

put on

put ahead

postpone

place back

go back

be back

turn back

put off

put again

hold off

get back

bring on

Topics put back topics

What do people use put back to talk about?

Physical actions Move something Take somewhere

Return something

• What words refer to putting something back in its place?
  replace put back return (something) return to its place restore to owner

States Time Relative time Right time

Delay

• What words refer to something delaying an event?
  delay hold something up set back put back get bogged down

Examples put back examples

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Movie subtitles

If I could put you back into my stomache!

I'll do it if you let me put my hand in your back pocket for 15 seconds.

News and current affairs

The single most important driver of deficit growth is weak tax revenues, owing to poor economic performance; the single best remedy would be to put America back to work.