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put in a good word

put in a good word verb: to speak favourably of someone to someone else, in order to help them out.

Verb

put in a good word (third-person singular simple present puts in a good word, present participle putting in a good word, simple past and past participle put in a good word)

  1. To speak favourably of someone to someone else, in order to help them out.
    • Could you put in a good word for me with your boss? I've been looking for a job for the past two months.

Forms of put in a good word

third-person singular presentputs in a good word
present participleputting in a good word
past participleput in a good word
pastput in a good word
alternative formput in a word

Questions about put in a good word

What does put in a good word mean?
Put in a good word means to speak favourably of someone to someone else, in order to help them out.
What part of speech is put in a good word?
Put in a good word is a verb.
What is the past tense of put in a good word?
The past tense of put in a good word is put in a good word.

Words near put in a good word in the dictionary

  1. put heads together
  2. put her there
  3. put him in to get him out
  4. put horns on
  5. put in
  6. put in a good word
  7. put in a word
  8. put in an appearance
  9. put in an oar
  10. put in mind
  11. put in motion

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