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put back

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. replace, put backverb

    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"

  2. set back, knock back, put backverb

    cost a certain amount

    "My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000"

Wiktionary

  1. put backverb

    To return something to it's original place.

  2. put backverb

    To postpone an arranged event or appointment.

  3. put backverb

    To drink fast; to knock down alcohol.

  4. put backverb

    To change the time in a time zone to an earlier time.

ChatGPT

  1. put back

    "Put back" is a phrasal verb that generally means to return something to the place or position it was originally in or came from. It involves taking an item that had been removed or used and placing it back in its initial location. This term can be used in various contexts.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of put back in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of put back in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of put back in a Sentence

  1. Charissa Thompson:

    When it comes to your physical being and intimate photos between you and your boyfriend and things that you sent to someone when you were in a long-distance relationship and in love, it is your private property, so it felt — the obvious — like such an invasion. But then the depths I am still taking to get back that privacy are unbelievable. The way I equate is someone came into my home, robbed my home of all its possessions, put it out in the cul-de-sac right in front of me, and I had to buy all of it right back to put back in my house. The star acknowledged that, unlike Andrews who saw the person that leaked her image caught and thrown in jail for 2 and a half years, she’s still seeking justice.

  2. Cyril Connolly:

    Our memories are card indexes consulted, and then put back in disorder by authorities whom we do not control.

  3. David Sanford:

    We’re not on a campaign to have Adnan Syed put back in jail. That’s not what this is about. This is about respecting victims and their representatives in a very, very troubling process.

  4. President Trump:

    I think they want to make a deal very badly. I think that was elevated last night. The vice chairman of China came out, he said he wants to see a deal made, the longer they wait, the harder it is to put back, if it can be put back at all. I don't think they have a choice.

  5. Gary Ross:

    This is going to put back pressure on crude, but you had an ongoing imbalance between supply and demand.


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