phrasal verb · neutral
put under
UK/pʊt ˈʌndə/US/pʊt ˈʌndər/PUT·UN·der
speakingtask2
to place someone or something in a state of being affected by something (surveillance, investigation, pressure, quarantine)
Examples
“After the data breach the company was put under investigation.”
“The region was put under quarantine to stop the disease spreading.”
“The director put the project under close supervision.”
Band 8 sentence
“Following the allegations, the charity was put under independent investigation to ensure transparency.”
Collocations
- put under investigation
- put under quarantine
- put under pressure
Word family
put verbunder preposition/adverb
Common mistakes
put on quarantine→put under quarantine
put into supervision→put under supervision
Say it for a higher band
5put in→6place under→7+put under
Synonyms
place under
Easily confused
place under
“The governor placed the region under martial law.”
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