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To return something to its original place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- He carefully put the vase back on the shelf.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To turn back; to return.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: nautical, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To postpone an arranged event or appointment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- The meeting has been put back to 5.00 pm.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To drink fast; to knock down alcohol.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, transitive
Examples
- You'll need to put that drink back quickly; it's very nearly closing time.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To change the time in a time zone to an earlier time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, transitive
Examples
- Don't forget that this Sunday we put the clocks back an hour.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
put something back where it belongs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it
- please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: replace
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: put, set, place, pose, position, lay
Narrower terms: hang up
cost a certain amount
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: set back, knock back
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cost, be
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Danish:
lægge tilbage
— to return something to its original place
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Esperanto:
remeti
— to return something to its original place
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Finnish:
laittaa takaisin
— to return something to its original place
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Finnish:
pistää takaisin
— to return something to its original place
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Finnish:
panna takaisin
— to return something to its original place
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French:
remettre
— to return something to its original place
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German:
zurückstellen
— to return something to its original place
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Irish:
aischuir
— to return something to its original place
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Italian:
rimettere
— to return something to its original place
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Japanese:
もどす
(modosu)
— to return something to its original place
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Latin:
referō
— to return something to its original place
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Portuguese:
retornar
— to return something to its original place
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Portuguese:
recolocar
— to return something to its original place
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Portuguese:
pôr de volta
— to return something to its original place
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Spanish:
poner de vuelta
— to return something to its original place
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Spanish:
recolocar
— to return something to its original place
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Turkish:
geri koymak
— to return something to its original place
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Finnish:
palata
— to turn back; to return
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French:
faire demi-tour
— to turn back; to return
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Danish:
skyde frem
— to postpone an arranged event
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Finnish:
lykätä
— to postpone an arranged event
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French:
remettre
— to postpone an arranged event
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Italian:
rimandare
— to postpone an arranged event
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Danish:
stille uret tilbage
— to reset a clock to an earlier time
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Finnish:
siirtää taaksepäin
— to reset a clock to an earlier time
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French:
reculer
— to reset a clock to an earlier time
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French:
remettre les pendules à l’heure
— to reset a clock to an earlier time
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Portuguese:
atrasar
— to reset a clock to an earlier time
