Put on Meaning in English

expression

US

UK

Definition

To cover your body with clothes or accessories; also, to gain weight or to switch on something like lights or music.

Usage & Nuances

Informal, common in daily speech. 'Put on clothes' is the usual phrase; with weight, use 'put on weight.' Also used for switching on devices ('put on some music'). Not used in very formal contexts.

• Spanish: ponerse - subir (peso) - encender (luz/música)
• Portuguese (BR): colocar - vestir - engordar - ligar (luz/música)
• Portuguese (PT): vestir - colocar - engordar - ligar (luz/música)
• Chinese (Simplified): 穿上 - 增加（体重）- 打开（灯/音乐）
• Chinese (Traditional): 穿上 - 增加（體重）- 打開（燈／音樂）
• Hindi: पहनना - बढ़ाना (वजन) - चालू करना (लाइट/म्यूजिक)
• Arabic: يرتدي - يزداد وزناً - يشغل (ضوء/موسيقى)
• Bengali: পরিধান করা - লাগানো - বাড়ানো (ওজন) - চালু করা
• Russian: надеть - набрать (вес) - включить
• Japanese: 着る - 塗る - 太る - つける
• Vietnamese: mặc vào - bôi vào - tăng (cân) - bật (đèn, nhạc)
• Korean: 입다 - 바르다 - 체중이 늘다 - 켜다
• Turkish: giymek - sürmek - kilo almak - açmak
• Urdu: پہننا - لگانا - وزن بڑھانا - چلانا
• Indonesian: memakai - mengoleskan - menambah (berat badan) - menyalakan

Example Sentences

Please put on your coat, it's cold outside.

basic

He has put on a lot of weight this year.

basic

Can you put on some music?

basic

I didn't want to put on sunscreen, but now I'm sunburned.

natural

Every morning, she takes forever to put on her makeup.

natural

Kids, it's getting dark—put on the lights, please!

natural