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putting

verb form (-ing form of put: put, puts, put, putting); noun (putting — in golf, hitting the ball gently into the hole, said «PUT-ing» like «but»)

«putting» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

  1. Putting means placing something somewhere: putting a book on the shelf. tree →
  2. Putting is used in many phrases: putting on a coat (dressing), putting off a job (delaying), putting up with something (accepting it). tree →
  3. In golf, putting (said differently, to rhyme with «cutting») means hitting the ball gently along the grass towards the hole. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life «putting» is very common: putting away toys, putting on shoes, putting out the rubbish. In safety lessons: putting medicines out of reach, putting out a fire, putting on a helmet or a seat belt. In maths, «putting together» two groups means adding them. Phrases: put on, put off, put away, put out, put up with, put together, put down.

Examples

  • I'm putting my toys away. tree →
  • She is putting on her coat because it's cold. tree →
  • Stop putting off your homework! tree →
  • Dad is putting up a shelf. tree →
  • Putting on a seat belt keeps you safe in the car. tree →
  • Putting three apples and two apples together makes five apples. tree →
  • The firefighters are putting out the fire. tree →
  • He practised putting on the mini-golf course. tree →
  • "I will," said Elfin, putting his arms around her. tree →

Note

Double the «t»: put → putting. «Put» is the same in present and past: «Today I put; yesterday I put». The golf word «putting» (from «putt») sounds different. In maths word problems, «putting together», «putting in» usually mean add; «putting away» or «taking out» can mean subtract.

In Jewish tradition

In everyday life «putting» is very common: putting away toys, putting on shoes, putting out the rubbish. In safety lessons: putting medicines out of reach, putting out a fire, putting on a helmet or a seat belt. In maths, «putting together» two groups means adding them. Phrases: put on, put off, put away, put out, put up with, put together, put down.

Examples

  • In the first edition I overlooked this word three; and putting and for as, made four classes of serving beings. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
  • And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, was three hundred men; but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water. (Prophets JDG.7.6, JPS 1917) tree →
  • And she said unto him: 'Not so, because this great wrong in putting me forth is worse than the other that thou didst unto me.' But he would not hearken unto her. (Prophets 2SA.13.16, JPS 1917) tree →
  • For I hate putting away, saith the LORD, the God of Israel, and him that covereth his garment with violence, saith the LORD of hosts; therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously. (Prophets MAL.2.16, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Double the «t»: put → putting. «Put» is the same in present and past: «Today I put; yesterday I put». The golf word «putting» (from «putt») sounds different. In maths word problems, «putting together», «putting in» usually mean add; «putting away» or «taking out» can mean subtract.

On Mova

This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/putting/