Monday, September 12, 2016

put up

to build something like a wall, fence, tent, etc.

  • Father is busy putting up a wall.
  • This building was put up in six months.
  • We put up a tent.
  • Let's put up our tent here.
  • Let's put up the tent while it is still light.
  • We put up our tent in the shade of a large tree.
  • Have you put up the Christmas tree already?
  • Let's put up the Christmas tree here.


to let someone stay in your house for a night or a couple of days.

  • He put me up for a night.
  • Can you put me up tonight?
  • Tom put me up for a night.
  • I'll put you up for the night.
  • Will you put us up for one night?
  • I will put up at my friend's tonight.
  • I'm sorry I can't put you up tonight.
  • He put the traveler up for the night.
  • Tom put the traveler up for the night.
  • Could you please put me up for the night?
  • We put up at a lakeside hotel for the night.
  • Can you put up some extra guests for the night?


to put a notice, poster, etc, on a wall.

  • The group put up posters to remind people that noise is harmful.
  • You need permission to put up that sort of poster, and, most of all, you're ruining the looks of the street!
  • I put up a notice.
  • He put up a notice about the change in price.
  • Tom put up a notice about the change in price.
  • The manager put up a notice about the extra holiday.
  • He put up the notice on the suggestion board with a pin.


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