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puts back

puts back is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put back.

Meaning of put back

Verb

put back (third-person singular simple present puts back, present participle putting back, simple past and past participle put back)

  1. (transitive) To return something to its original place.
    • He carefully put the vase back on the shelf.
  2. (intransitive) To turn back; to return.
    • The French […] had put back to Toulon.1813, Robert Southey, The Life of Horatio, Lord Viscount Nelson
  3. (transitive) To postpone an arranged event or appointment.
    • The meeting has been put back to 5.00 pm.
  4. (idiomatic, transitive) To drink fast; to knock down alcohol.
    • You'll need to put that drink back quickly; it's very nearly closing time.
  5. (idiomatic, transitive) To change the time in a time zone to an earlier time.
    • Don't forget that this Sunday we put the clocks back an hour.

Questions about puts back

What is puts back the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Puts back is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put back.

Words near puts back in the dictionary

  1. puts an end to
  2. puts around
  3. puts aside
  4. puts asunder
  5. puts away
  6. puts back
  7. puts before
  8. puts bread on the table
  9. puts butter on one's bread
  10. puts by
  11. puts case

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