Definitions for put by
put by

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1. put byverb

   To preserve food by canning, freezing, drying, etc.

2. put byverb

   To perform an action without attracting attention.

3. put byverb

   To save money.

4. put byverb

   To run a ship aground intentionally to avoid a collision

5. Etymology: From put + by

How to pronounce put by?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say put by in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of put by in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of put by in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of put by in a Sentence

1. David Letterman:

   I’ve kind of developed a real creepy look with it that I ’m sort of enjoying, i can tell that people are off-put by it. And the more people implore me to shave, the stronger my resolve is to not shave.

2. Margaret Mead:

   The institution of marriage in all societies is a pattern within which the strains put by civilization on males and females alike must be resolved, a pattern within which men must learn, in return for a variety of elaborate rewards, new forms in which sexual spontaneity is still possible, and women must learn to discipline their receptivity to a thousand other considerations.

3. David Letterman:

   I used to say, every day, ‘I am so sick and tired of shaving.’ … And I just thought, the first thing I will do when I am not on TV is stop shaving. And everybody hates it. My wife hates it. My son hates it. But it’s interesting. I’ve kind of developed a real creepy look with it that I’m sort of enjoying. And I can tell that people are off-put by it. And the more people implore me to shave, the stronger my resolve is to not shave.

4. Lewis Thomas, The Medusa and the Snail (1979):

   We pass the word around; we ponder how the case is put by different people, we read the poetry; we meditate over the literature; we play the music; we change our minds; we reach an understanding. Society evolves this way, not by shouting each other down, but by the unique capacity of unique, individual human beings to comprehend each other.

5. Lewis Thomas:

   We pass the word around we ponder how the case is put by different people, we read the poetry we meditate over the literature we play the music we change our minds we reach an understanding. Society evolves this way, not by shouting each other down, but by the unique capacity of unique, individual human beings to comprehend each other.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Put_by