How to Pronounce "put on the map"
expression
ˈpʊt/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈmæp
PUT-awn/ON-thuh/THEE-map
pʊt/ /ˈɒn/ /ðə, ði/ /mˈæp
put-ON-thuh/THEE-map
Definition
To make a place, person, or thing well-known or famous, often by drawing attention to it for the first time.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈpʊt/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈmæp
British English
pʊt/ /ˈɒn/ /ðə, ði/ /mˈæp
Simplified Pronunciation
US
PUT-awn/ON-thuh/THEE-map
UK
put-ON-thuh/THEE-map
Listen in Context
The new festival put the town on the map.
Her invention put her on the map.
Winning the prize put the restaurant on the map.
That movie really put him on the map as a director.