Put to work Meaning in English
expression
ˈpʊt/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈwɝk
PUT-tuh-WURK
pʊt/ /tˈuː/ /wˈɜːk
PUT-tuh-WURK
Definition
To make someone or something start working or be used for a purpose.
Usage & Nuances
Often used for assigning tasks to people or starting to use things (machines, skills, ideas). Neutral formality. Common collocations: 'put someone to work', 'put a tool to work'. Can be about making use of time, resources, or energy.
Spanish: poner a trabajar - poner en funcionamientoPortuguese (BR): colocar para trabalhar - colocar em funcionamentoPortuguese (PT): colocar a trabalhar - pôr em funcionamentoChinese (Simplified): 投入使用 - 让...工作Chinese (Traditional): 投入使用 - 讓...工作Hindi: काम पर लगानाArabic: يضع في العمل - تشغيلBengali: কাজে লাগানো - কাজে নিয়োগ করাRussian: запустить в работу - задействоватьJapanese: 働かせる - 活用するVietnamese: đưa vào hoạt động - sử dụngKorean: 일에 투입하다 - 활용하다Turkish: işe koymak - kullanmakUrdu: کام پر لگانا - استعمال میں لاناIndonesian: mengoperasikan - memanfaatkan
Example Sentences
We put the new machine to work this morning.
basic
The teacher put the students to work cleaning the classroom.
basic
He put his skills to work in the new job.
basic
After months of planning, the team finally put their ideas to work.
natural
Let’s put these tools to work and fix the fence.
natural
Instead of waiting, she decided to put her free time to work by learning guitar.
natural