put in

phrasal verb
Word forms "put in":
present tense I/you/we/they put in he/she/it puts in present participle putting in past tense put in past participle put in

1) [transitive] to spend a particular amount of time doing something, or to make a particular amount of effort in order to do something

Wendy has been putting in more hours at the office recently.

They must have put in a lot of work to achieve such an interesting exhibition.

2) [transitive] to fix something such as equipment in the place where it will be used and make it ready to use

We're having a burglar alarm put in.

They're coming to put the new kitchen in next week.

3) [transitive] to make an official request, claim, offer etc

He put in a bid of $1 million for the company.

Why don't you put in a claim for the damage?

4) [transitive] to say something that interrupts someone who is speaking

"Why don't you ask them?" he suddenly put in.

5) [transitive] to invest money in a business or an account

To start up the business, they each put in £50,000.

6)

a) [transitive] to elect a politician to a parliament or a political party to govern a country

Labour had been put in with a large majority.

b) to choose someone for a job or position, especially an important one

They put in a new manager to try and improve sales.

7) put something in someone/something

[transitive] to give something such as your trust or responsibility for your safety to someone or something

You have to put your faith in the pilot when you're flying.

You do realize you're putting your life in his hands?

They had put all their hopes in him.

8) [intransitive] if a ship puts in, it stops at a port

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See:

appearance