How to Pronounce "put up to"
expression
ˈpʊt/ /ˈəp/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ
PUT-uhp-too, PUT-uhp-tuh, PUT-uhp-tih
pʊt/ /ˈʌp/ /tˈuː
put-UP-too
Definition
To encourage someone, usually secretly or with a hidden motive, to do something (often something wrong or mischievous).
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈpʊt/ /ˈəp/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ
British English
pʊt/ /ˈʌp/ /tˈuː
Simplified Pronunciation
US
PUT-uhp-too, PUT-uhp-tuh, PUT-uhp-tih
UK
put-UP-too
Listen in Context
Who put you up to stealing my lunch?
The kids only played that prank because someone put them up to it.
I wouldn't have done it if he hadn't put me up to it.
She was definitely put up to telling that secret—she looked so nervous.