Phrase guide

put aside

verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

verb

Meaning 1

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, aside.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To save or keep (something) to be used at a later time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • I try to put a few dollars aside each week, just in case I need money in an emergency.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To ignore or intentionally disregard (something), temporarily or permanently, so that more important things can occupy one's attention.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • Let's put our differences aside for the moment, and get this project finished.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • it's time for you to put away childish things

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: put away

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off

5

verb

Meaning 5

stop using

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the children were told to put away their toys
  • the students put away their notebooks

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: put away

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: qırağa atmaq — save money
  • Azerbaijani: dala atmaq — save money
  • Azerbaijani: saldırmaq — save money
  • Bulgarian: скътвам (skǎtvam) — save money
  • Bulgarian: спестявам (spestjavam) — save money
  • Dutch: opzijleggen — save money
  • German: beiseitelegen — save money
  • Hungarian: félretesz — save money
  • Hungarian: tartalékol — save money
  • Hungarian: gyűjt — save money
  • Hungarian: megtakarít — save money
  • Italian: mettere da parte — save money
  • Italian: risparmiare — save money
  • Italian: mettere via — save money
  • Malay: ketepikan — save money
  • Polish: odkładać — save money
  • Polish: odłożyć — save money
  • Esperanto: formeti — ignore or intentionally disregard
  • Hungarian: félretesz — ignore or intentionally disregard
  • Hungarian: elrak — ignore or intentionally disregard
  • Hungarian: eltesz — ignore or intentionally disregard
  • Hungarian: elsüllyeszt — ignore or intentionally disregard
  • Hungarian: ad acta tesz — ignore or intentionally disregard
  • Italian: mettere da parte — ignore or intentionally disregard
  • Italian: accantonare — ignore or intentionally disregard
  • Italian: soprassedere — ignore or intentionally disregard
  • Latin: sēpōnō — ignore or intentionally disregard
  • Māori: tīkape — ignore or intentionally disregard
  • Polish: abstrahować — ignore or intentionally disregard
  • Spanish: dejar de lado — ignore or intentionally disregard