phrasal verb · neutral
put in
/pʊt ɪn/PUT·IN
speakingtask2
1) to place something inside or into; 2) to invest time or effort; 3) to submit (an application, complaint)
Examples
“She put in a lot of hours researching her dissertation.”
“I put in an application for the scholarship last week.”
“They put the parts in the box carefully.”
Band 8 sentence
“She put in several months of focused research before publishing her article.”
Collocations
- put in effort/hours/time
- put in an application/complaint
- put in place/put in charge
Word family
put in base / past / past participleputting in gerund
Common mistakes
I put into an application yesterday.→I put in an application yesterday.
He put many hours on the research.→He put many hours into the research.
Say it for a higher band
5put→6submit→7+put in
Synonyms
submit
invest
Easily confused
fill in
“Please fill in the form before the interview.”
put up
“They put up their relatives for the weekend.”
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