put around

pʊt əˈraʊnd

putting around

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of put around - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

placementplace something around another object

She put the scarf around her neck before going outside.

encircle

envelop

surround

communication

circulate information or rumors among people

They put around the news of the event.

broadcast

disseminate

spread

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Expressions with put

put down

place an object on a surface

She put down the book on the table.

put on

wear clothing or accessories

She put on her favorite dress.

put in

place something inside another object

She put the keys in her bag.

put out

extinguish a fire or light

He rushed to put out the fire in the kitchen.

put it on

dress yourself or someone with an item

She told him to put it on before going outside.

put it in one's pocket

place an object inside a pocket

He put it in his pocket and walked away.

Terms with put around included in their meaning

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quote

punctuation

put quotation marks around a word or phrase

throw one's arms around

emotion

put arms quickly and tightly around someone in affection

throw one's arms round

affection

put arms quickly around someone in a hug

Examples of put around in a sentence

They put around the fence to protect the garden.
Rumors were put around about the CEO's resignation.
They put around false information to mislead the public.

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French:mettre autour de, faire circuler, ...
German:um etwas legen, verbreiten, ...
Italian:mettere attorno a, diffondere, ...
Spanish:poner alrededor de, difundir, ...
Portuguese:pôr à volta de, pôr a circular, ...
Chinese:围在, 传播, ...
Japanese:巻き付ける, 広める, ...
Arabic:لَفَّ, نَشَرَ, ...
Hebrew:לִכְרוֹךְ סָבִיב, לְהַפִיץ, ...
Russian:оборачивать, распространять, ...
Ukrainian:обмотувати, поширювати, ...
Hindi:चारों ओर लपेटना, फैलाना, ...
Bengali:জড়ানো, প্রচার করা, ...
Catalan:posar al voltant, difondre, ...
Czech:omotat kolem, šířit, ...
Danish:lægge omkring, sprede, ...
Dutch:omdoen, verspreiden, ...
Greek:βάζω γύρω από, διαδίδω, ...
Hungarian:valami köré tenni, terjeszteni, ...
Khmer:ដាក់ព័ទ្ធជុំវិញ, ផ្សព្វផ្សាយព័ត៌មាន, ...
Korean:두르다, 퍼뜨리다, ...
Persian:دورِ چیزی گذاشتن, پخش کرد, ...
Polish:owinąć coś wokół czegoś, rozpowszechniać, ...
Portuguese (BR):colocar em volta de, espalhar, ...
Romanian:a pune în jurul, a răspândi, ...
Swedish:lägga runt, sprida, ...
Thai:พันรอบ, กระจายข่าว, ...
Turkish:çevresine koymak, dolaştırmak, ...
Vietnamese:quàng, lan truyền, ...

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