phrasal verb · neutral
put over
UK/pʊt ˈəʊvə/US/pʊt ˈoʊvər/PUT·O·VER
speakingtask2task1
present or communicate (an idea or argument) clearly; (BrE) to carry out or accomplish
Examples
“She put her point over very clearly during the presentation.”
“The advert manages to put the product over in a friendly way.”
“He put the plan over to the board and they gave their approval.”
Band 8 sentence
“The speaker managed to put over a complex economic argument in simple, accessible terms.”
Collocations
- put a point over
- put an idea over to the audience
Word family
put over vputs over vputting over v-ing
Common mistakes
He put his idea.→He put his idea over.
She put the news on the audience.→She put the news over to the audience.
Say it for a higher band
5explain→6communicate→7+put over
Synonyms
communicate
Easily confused
put across
“He put his ideas across clearly during the lecture.”
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