put aside

put aside
phrasal verb [transitive]
Word forms "put aside":
present tense I/you/we/they put aside he/she/it puts aside present participle putting aside past tense put aside past participle put aside
1) to not allow yourself to be affected by a problem, argument etc so that you can achieve something more important

Laura put aside her concerns and got on with the job.

put aside your differences (= not be affected by the fact that you disagree about some things):

Both sides need to put aside their differences and continue the peace talks.

2) put aside or put by to save an amount of money so that you can buy or pay for something in the future

Each month she puts some money aside for her retirement.

3) to keep a period of time free so that you can use it for a particular purpose

I put aside a day at the end of each month for doing the business accounts.

4) to keep something so that it can be used or taken away later

The shop offered to put the dress aside while I went to the bank.


English dictionary. 2014.

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