Putting Meaning in English

word · lemma: put

US

/ˈpətɪŋ/, /ˈpʊtɪŋ/

PUH-ding, PUUT-ding

UK

/ˈpʊtɪŋ/

PUUT-ing

التعريف

'Putting' is the present participle of 'put'. It means to place something in a particular position, or the act of doing so.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Commonly used in continuous tenses ('I am putting the book down') and in phrases like 'putting effort into'. Not used for permanent placement—more about the action than the final state. Don't confuse with 'putt' (golf term).

• Spanish: poniendo - colocando
• Portuguese (BR): colocando - pondo
• Portuguese (PT): colocando - pondo
• Chinese (Simplified): 放置 - 摆放
• Chinese (Traditional): 放置 - 擺放
• Hindi: रखते हुए - डालते हुए
• Arabic: يضع - يضعون
• Bengali: রাখা (বর্তমান কাল) - স্থাপন করা (কার্য চলমান অবস্থায়)
• Russian: ставить - класть
• Japanese: 置いている - 置くこと（進行中）
• Vietnamese: đang đặt - đang để
• Korean: 놓고 있는 - 두고 있는
• Turkish: koymak (şimdiki zaman) - yerleştirmek (devam eden eylem)
• Urdu: رکھنا (حالت جاریہ)
• Indonesian: sedang meletakkan - sedang menaruh

جمل نموذجية

She is putting her keys on the table.

basic

The teacher is putting the books on the shelf.

basic

Thanks for putting up with my questions.

natural

Are you putting the baby to bed now?

natural

I am putting my coat away for the summer.

basic

He's putting a lot of effort into his work lately.

natural