put sth back
(REPLACE) — phrasal verb with put /pʊt/ verb (present tense putting, past tense and past participle put)Definition
B1 to return an object to where it was before it was moved: Will you put the books back when you've finished with them?Giving, bringing or getting back
(Definition of put sth back (REPLACE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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put sth away phrasal verb (EAT)
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put sth back phrasal verb (OF CLOCK)
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Synonyms and related words:
- bring sth back phrasal verb (RETURN)
- claw sth back phrasal verb
- non-returnable adjective
- recoup verb
- recover verb
- recovery noun
- redeem verb (GET BACK)
- regain verb
- restitution noun
- restore verb
- retake verb (GET BACK)
- retrieve verb
- return noun (GIVING BACK)
- return verb (PUT BACK)
- reversion noun
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- take sth back phrasal verb (SOMETHING BOUGHT)
- turn sth in phrasal verb (RETURN)
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