put sth to sb

— phrasal verb with put

/pʊt/ verb (present tense putting, past tense and past participle put)

Definition

› to suggest an idea or plan to someone so that they can consider it or discuss it: "Shall we all go out for a pizza tonight?" "I don't know. I'll put it to Jim and see what he says." [+ that] formal I put it to you (= I believe it to be true), Ms Dawson, that you were in the building at the time of the murder.Suggestions and proposals › to ask someone a question: I have a question I want to put to you.Questioning people and asking questions in generalCuriositySuspecting and questioning

(Definition of put sth to sb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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