PUT IN


Meaning of PUT IN in English

put in phrasal verb ( see also ↑ put )

1 . put something ↔ in to fix a piece of equipment somewhere and connect it so that it is ready to be used SYN instal :

We decided to have a new bathroom put in.

2 . put something ↔ in to spend time or use energy working or practising something:

Dorothy had put in a lot of hard work during her six years as chairperson.

3 . put in something written to interrupt someone in order to say something:

‘How old are you?’ ‘Sixteen.’ ‘I’m sixteen too,’ put in Dixie.

4 . put something ↔ in to ask for something in an official way:

She put in an insurance claim.

We must put in an order by tonight.

put in for something

I put in for a pay increase.

5 . put your faith/trust/confidence in somebody/something to trust someone or something or believe that they can do something:

I’m putting my faith in the appeal judges.

6 . put in something to do something in a particular way, especially a performance in a play, film, race etc:

He put in a brilliant performance in the British Grand Prix.

7 . put in an appearance to go to a social event, meeting etc for a short time:

There was an hour yet before she needed to put in an appearance at the restaurant.

8 . if a ship puts in, it enters a port

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.