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put back

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put back
vb (tr, adverb)
1. to return to its former place
2. to move to a later time or date the wedding was put back a fortnight
3. to delay or impede the progress of the strike put back production severely
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Verb1.put back - put something back where it belongs; "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"
hang up - put a telephone receiver back in its cradle
lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
supercede, supersede, supervene upon, supplant, replace - take the place or move into the position of; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school"
2.put back - cost a certain amount; "My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000"
cost, be - be priced at; "These shoes cost $100"
Translations
put back يُرْجِع vrátit lægge tilbage zurückstellen επανατοποθετώ volver a poner laittaa takaisin replacer vratiti rimettere a posto もとへ返す (본래 자리에) 돌려놓다 terugzetten legge tilbake położyć z powrotem repor возвращать на прежнее место lägga tillbaka เก็บไว้ที่เดิม geri koymak để lại 放回原处


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Wyatt stood up in the stern-sheets, and coolly demanded of Captain Hardy that the boat should be put back for the purpose of taking in his oblong box!
But he at once unlocked their spectacles, which he put back into the green box, and gave them many good wishes to carry with them.
She listened attentively, looking at him over the baby, while she put back on her slender fingers the rings she had taken off while giving Mitya his bath.
 
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