How to Pronounce "put to sleep"
expression
ˈpʊt/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈsɫip
PUT tuh SLEEP
pʊt/ /tˈuː/ /slˈiːp
put too SLEEP
Definition
To cause someone or an animal to go to sleep. It can also mean to painlessly end an animal’s life because it is suffering.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈpʊt/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈsɫip
British English
pʊt/ /tˈuː/ /slˈiːp
Simplified Pronunciation
US
PUT tuh SLEEP
UK
put too SLEEP
Listen in Context
I always put to sleep my baby at 8 p.m.
The nurse helped put to sleep the patient for the surgery.
They had to put to sleep their old dog because he was very sick.
Can you help me put to sleep the kids tonight?