- put someone forward
- recommend someone as a suitable candidate for a job or position
he put me forward as head of publicity
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
put someone forward
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ˌput sb ˈforward — phrasal verb to officially suggest that someone should be considered for a particular job Your name was put forward as a possible team leader.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
put someone up — 1 we can put him up for a few days: ACCOMMODATE, house, take in, lodge, quarter, billet; give someone a roof over their head. 2 they put up a candidate: NOMINATE, propose, put forward … Useful english dictionary
put someone up — 1) we can put him up for a few days Syn: accommodate, house, take in, give someone a roof over their head 2) they put up a candidate Syn: nominate, propose, put forward, recommend … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
put — [ put ] (past tense and past participle put) verb transitive *** ▸ 1 move something to position ▸ 2 cause to be in situation ▸ 3 write/print something ▸ 4 make someone go to place ▸ 5 give position on list ▸ 6 build/place somewhere ▸ 7 express in … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
put forward — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms put forward : present tense I/you/we/they put forward he/she/it puts forward present participle putting forward past tense put forward past participle put forward 1) a) to offer an idea, opinion, reason etc,… … English dictionary
put — W1S1 [put] v past tense and past participle put present participle putting [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move to place)¦ 2¦(change somebody s situation/feelings)¦ 3¦(write/print something)¦ 4¦(express)¦ 5 put a stop/an end to something 6 put something into… … Dictionary of contemporary English
put — verb past tense putpresent participle putting MOVE STH 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something from one place or position into another, especially using your hands: put sth in/on/there etc: Put those bags on the table. | You should put … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
put — verb past tense putpresent participle putting MOVE STH 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something from one place or position into another, especially using your hands: put sth in/on/there etc: Put those bags on the table. | You should put … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
put — [c]/pʊt / (say poot) verb (put, putting) –verb (t) 1. to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of some place or position: to put money in one s purse. 2. to bring into some relation, state, etc.: put everything in order. 3. to… …
put — /poot/, v., put, putting, adj., n. v.t. 1. to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf. 2. to bring into some relation, state, etc.: to put everything in order. 3. to… … Universalium
