phrasal verb · neutral
put out
/pʊt aʊt/PUT·OUT
1) to extinguish (a fire, a light); 2) to publish or release (a statement, report); 3) to inconvenience or upset someone
Examples
“The city quickly put out the blaze before it reached the houses.”
“The university put out an official statement about the admissions changes.”
“I hope I didn't put you out by asking for a favour at short notice.”
Band 8 sentence
“The committee put out a concise report summarising the key findings and next steps.”
Collocations
- put out a statement/report
- put out the lights/fire
- put someone out
Word family
Common mistakes
They put off the fire.→They put out the fire.
The school put the statement outed.→The school put out the statement.
He was put out from the meeting.→He was put out by the meeting.
Say it for a higher band
5turn off→6release→7+put out
Synonyms
release
extinguish
Easily confused
put off
“They decided to put off the event until next month.”
put up
“The gallery put up the artist's work for the whole month.”
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