put sth forward
— 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 a later time, especially an hour later: Most European countries put the clocks forward in the spring.Adapting and modifying ChangingAdapting and attuning to something
(Definition of put sth forward from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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put sth down phrasal verb (PAY)
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put sth down phrasal verb (PHONE)
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put sth down phrasal verb (REDUCE)
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put sth down phrasal verb (STOP)
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put sth down to sth phrasal verb
- put sth forward phrasal verb
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put sth in phrasal verb (FIX)
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put sth in phrasal verb (OFFER)
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put sth in/put sth into sth phrasal verb
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put sth into sth phrasal verb
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put sth off 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 back phrasal verb (OF CLOCK)
- 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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