Put back Meaning in English

expression

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UK

Definition

To return something to its original place, or to move an event or schedule to a later time.

Usage & Nuances

Informal and common in daily speech. Used for both physical objects ('put back the book') and for rescheduling events ('the meeting was put back to Friday'). Not always interchangeable with 'postpone'—'put back' can suggest a specific new time.

• Spanish: volver a poner - devolver (algo a su lugar) - posponer (evento)
• Portuguese (BR): colocar de volta - devolver (ao lugar original) - adiar (evento)
• Portuguese (PT): colocar de volta - devolver (ao lugar original) - adiar (evento)
• Chinese (Simplified): 放回去 - 推迟（事件）
• Chinese (Traditional): 放回去 - 推遲（事件）
• Hindi: वापस रखना - स्थगित करना (कार्य/घटना)
• Arabic: إعادة وضع - تأجيل (حدث)
• Bengali: ফিরিয়ে রাখা - সময় পিছিয়ে দেওয়া
• Russian: положить обратно - перенести (мероприятие)
• Japanese: 戻す - 延期する
• Vietnamese: đặt lại - dời lịch
• Korean: 다시 놓다 - 연기하다
• Turkish: geri koymak - ertelemek
• Urdu: واپس رکھنا - ملتوی کرنا
• Indonesian: mengembalikan - menunda

Example Sentences

Please put back the books after you read them.

basic

I put back the milk in the fridge.

basic

We had to put back the meeting to next week.

basic

The concert was put back because of the rain.

natural

Can you put back the chairs before you leave?

natural

If you borrow my tools, please put them back where you found them.

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