“I always gain<\/strong><\/span> a little bit of weight over the Christmas holidays… because there's so much food to eat!” <\/p>\n\n\n\n “I put on some weight” = “I gain some weight” <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPut on\u201d, in this case, means to increase your weight. You could say, \u201cput on some weight\u201d or \u201cput on a few kilograms.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, if I put on<\/strong> weight and get heavier, do I \u2018put off\u2019 weight and get lighter? Unfortunately not! <\/p>\n\n\n\n The opposite of “put on weight” is “lose weight.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n “When it\u2019s cold, I always put on<\/span> <\/strong>a hat.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n “When it\u2019s cold, I always wear<\/span> <\/strong>a hat.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n “Do you feel strange when you forget to put on<\/span><\/strong> your watch?” <\/p>\n\n\n\n “Do you feel strange when you forget to wear<\/span><\/strong> your watch?” <\/p>\n\n\n\n “put on an article of clothing” = “to start wearing an article of clothing” <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n You\u2019ll notice from these sentences that \u201cput on\u201d doesn\u2019t exactly mean the same as \u201cwear\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Rather, it means \u2018to start wearing something\u2019. You\u2019ll often hear it in instructions, for example a parent might remind their child: \u201cPut on your shoes!\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n “Do you often put <\/strong>make-up on<\/strong>?” <\/p>\n\n\n\n “Do you often apply<\/span> <\/strong>make-up?” <\/p>\n\n\n\n Did you also notice something different in this question? Have another look if you didn\u2019t! <\/p>\n\n\n\n With some phrasal verbs, we can separate the verb (\u201cput\u201d) and the particle (\u201con\u201d), and put the object in the middle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019re not sure, leave the object after the phrasal verb – that way, you\u2019ll always be right!<\/p>\n\n\n\n If I put on<\/strong> a hat when I\u2019m cold, do I \u201cput off\u201d a hat when I\u2019m hot? <\/p>\n\n\n\n The answer is no! <\/p>\n\n\n\n When removing items, we take them off.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n So, you put on<\/strong> a hat when you leave, and take off<\/strong> a hat when you get home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The opposite of “put on” is “take off.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n Can you put <\/strong>the kettle on<\/strong>? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Can you turn <\/strong>the kettle on<\/strong>? <\/p>\n\n\n\n “put on” = “turn on”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Something you\u2019ll hear often in my house and in most of the UK – a cup of tea is always welcome. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Here, \u201cput on\u201d means to turn something on or make it start working. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For example: I can put <\/strong>the dishwasher on<\/strong>; I can put <\/strong>the washing machine on<\/strong>; or I could put <\/strong>the hot water on<\/strong>. We can also put <\/strong>some music on<\/strong>, or a dvd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In this case, we usually put the machine between the two parts of the phrasal verb. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You must be putting in <\/strong>a lot of time to improve your English! <\/p>\n\n\n\n You must be devoting<\/span> <\/strong>a lot of time to improve your English! <\/p>\n\n\n\n “put in” = “devote time or effort to something; invest money or resources” <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Here, \u201cput in\u201d means to give time, energy, resources or effort. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I love it when I can see my students really putting in the effort<\/strong> to improve, so well done to you for reading this blog!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Today, we had a new kitchen put in<\/span><\/strong>. It looks great! <\/p>\n\n\n\n Today, we had a new kitchen installed<\/span><\/strong>. It looks great! <\/p>\n\n\n\n “put in” = “install”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Put in can also mean to install, as you\u2019ll see in the examples above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Well, I\u2019m not sure about you, but after putting in all this effort<\/strong> to learn about phrasal verbs, it\u2019s time to put the kettle on<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I might have to put some relaxing music on<\/strong> too! <\/p>\n\n\n\n Phrasal verbs are great for improving your speaking skills, but you\u2019ll need to make sure you practice often.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Next time you\u2019re speaking to a native speaker, see if they use any phrasal verbs with \u201cput on\u201d or “put in.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n And challenge yourself to use some yourself!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Contributed by Rose Lewis<\/small><\/em><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What’s the meaning of the phrasal verb, “put on” and “put in”? Find out here. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":87,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/nativeintonation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/pexels-ketut-subiyanto-4474052-600x400.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/nativeintonation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/pexels-ketut-subiyanto-4474052-600x533.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Rose Lewis","author_link":"https:\/\/nativeintonation.com\/author\/rose-l\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nativeintonation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nativeintonation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nativeintonation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nativeintonation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nativeintonation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nativeintonation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nativeintonation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nativeintonation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nativeintonation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nativeintonation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Opposite of “Put on”<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Phrasal Verb “Put on” Meaning \u2461<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Opposite of “Put off”<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Phrasal Verb “Put on” Meaning \u2462 <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Phrasal Verb “Put in” Meaning \u2460<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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