esl #english #idioms #verb

put in {v.}

1. To add to what has been said; say (something) in addition to what others say.

While the boys were discussing the car accident, Ben put in that the road was icy.

My father put in a word for me and I got the job.

1. To buy and keep in a store to sell.

He put in a full stock of drugs.

1. To spend (time).

He put in many years as a printer.

He put in an hour a day reading.

1. To plant.

He put in a row of radishes.

1. To stop at a port on a journey by water.

After the fire, the ship put in for repairs.

1. To apply; ask. — Used with "for".

When a better job was open, he put in for it.

The sailor put in for time to visit his family before the ship went to sea. Categories: time {v.}