C2

put on English

Learners of English as a second language usually know the word put on once they have reached the level C2 – Proficient. English words by learner level A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2

Meaning put on meaning

What does put on mean?

put on

— verb (= wear, get into, don, assume) put clothing on one's body What should I wear today? He put on his best suit for the wedding The princess donned a long blue dress The queen assumed the stately robes He got into his jeans

— verb add to something existing She put on a sun room

— verb put on the stove or ready for cooking put on the tea, please!

— verb (= turn in) carry out (performances) They turned in a splendid effort They turned in top jobs for the second straight game

— verb add to the odometer He put on 1,000 miles on this trip

— verb (= apply) apply to a surface She applied paint to the back of the house Put on make-up!

— verb (= mount) prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance mount a theater production mount an attack mount a play

— verb (= gain) increase (one's body weight) She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising

— adjective (= assumed, fictitious, fictive, pretended, sham) adopted in order to deceive an assumed name an assumed cheerfulness a fictitious address fictive sympathy a pretended interest a put-on childish voice sham modesty

— verb (= dupe, fool) fool or hoax The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone You can't fool me!

Synonyms put on synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as put on?

put on English » English

wear

cover

dress

apply

get on

don

worn

turn on

superimpose

have on

switch on

put in

place on

lay on

attach

start

get into

fit on

clothe

be on

activate

stage

put

gain

swotch on

stick on

set on

set

put down

place

pile up

mount

lay with

lay

insert

impose upon

impose on

go on

fool

fasten on

bet on

befool

bear

be dressed in

assume

append

add

wrap

turn in

take on

Topics put on topics

What do people use put on to talk about?

Language and thought Communication Mass communication

Recorded music

• What words refer to playing music?
  play listen play back put on

Daily life Clothing

Wear clothing

• What words refer to putting clothing on?
  to dress get dressed put on clothe get into throw on jump into don tuck in button zip tie

Physical actions Arrange Join, attach

Add to something

• What words refer to adding a new part or piece to something?
  add add on put on append superimpose

Examples put on examples

How do I use put on in a sentence?

Simple sentences

If you don't want to put on sunscreen, that's your problem. Just don't come complaining to me when you get a sunburn.

Movie subtitles

Put a cordon on the 4th Zone of the Shinjuku Ghetto.

She must have put a spell on me.