PUT STH


Meaning of PUT STH in English

back

1.

to return sth to its usual place or to the place where it was before it was moved :

If you use something, put it back!

2.

to move sth to a later time or date

SYN postpone :

The meeting has been put back to next week.

3.

to cause sth to be delayed :

Poor trading figures put back our plans for expansion.

4.

to move the hands of a clock so that they show the correct earlier time :

Remember to put your clocks back tonight (= because the time has officially changed) .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.