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putten

UK/pʊtən/

putten is the past participle of put.

Meaning of put

Verb

put (third-person singular simple present puts, present participle putting, simple past put, past participle put or (UK dialectal) putten)

  1. To physically place (sth or sb swh).
    • She put her books on the table.
    Synonyms:
    locate
  2. To place in abstract; to attach or attribute; to assign.
    • The government put restrictions on vehicle imports.
  3. To bring or set (into a certain relation, state or condition).
    • Theſe Verſes Originally Greek, were put in Latin,1670, John Milton, “The [First] Book”, in The History of Britain, that Part Especially now Call’d England. […], London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for James Allestry, […] , →OCLC, page 11
  4. To express (something in a certain manner).
    • When you put it that way, I guess I can see your point.
  5. To set before one for judgment, acceptance, or rejection; to bring to the attention.
    • I put it to you, Sir, that you are a thief and a liar.
  6. To set as a calculation or estimate.
    • They have put the cost of repairs at around £10 million.

See all 17 meanings of put

Proper noun capitalized: Putten

Putten

  1. A village in Gelderland, Netherlands.
  2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.

Origin of putten

From Middle English putten, puten, poten. Compare Scots putten.

Words formed from putten

Questions about putten

What does putten mean?
Putten means a village in Gelderland, Netherlands.
What is putten the past participle of?
Putten is the past participle of put.
What part of speech is putten?
Putten is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce putten?
Putten is pronounced /pʊtən/ (UK).

Words near putten in the dictionary

  1. puttedst
  2. puttee
  3. putteedar
  4. putteedars
  5. puttees
  6. putten
  7. Puttenham
  8. putter
  9. putter about
  10. putter around
  11. putter up

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