put sth back
(OF CLOCK) — phrasal verb with put /pʊt/ verb (present tense putting, past tense and past participle put)Definition
› to change a clock or watch to make it show an earlier time, for example because you are now in a part of the world where the time is differentAdapting and modifying ChangingAdapting and attuning to something
(Definition of put sth back (OF CLOCK) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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put sth at sth phrasal verb
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put sth away phrasal verb (EAT)
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put sth away phrasal verb (STORE)
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put sth back phrasal verb (DELAY)
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put sth back phrasal verb (DRINK)
- put sth back phrasal verb (OF CLOCK)
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put sth back phrasal verb (REPLACE)
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put sth before sb phrasal verb (IMPORTANCE)
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put sth before sb phrasal verb (TELL)
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put sth behind you idiom
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put sth behind you phrasal verb
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Synonyms and related words:
- acclimatize verb
- accommodate verb (SUIT)
- adapt verb (BECOME FAMILIAR)
- adapt verb (CHANGE)
- adaptable adjective
- adjustable adjective
- adjustment noun (BECOMING FAMILIAR)
- amend verb
- amendment noun
- chameleon noun (PERSON)
- change with/keep up with/move with the times idiom
- jigger verb
- modification noun (CHANGE)
- modification noun (LANGUAGE)
- pliant adjective (PERSON)
- put sth forward phrasal verb
- revision noun (CHANGE)
- turn the tables on sb idiom
- twist verb (CHANGE)
- write sb out of sth phrasal verb
Topic:
Adapting and modifying
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