v. 1
To physically place (sth or sb swh).
The police put him in a cell.
v. 2
To place in abstract; to attach or attribute; to assign.
Don't put the blame on me.
v. 3
To bring or set (into a certain relation, state or condition).
The doctor's put me on a strict diet.
v. 4
To express (something in a certain manner).
To put it bluntly, he's an idiot.

Related words

Phrases: put out put-down put away put off put-on put up put-together put up with

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Put is the most general term for bringing an object to some point or within some space, however exactly or loosely; we may put a horse in a pasture, or put a bullet in a rifle or into an enemy.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

lay I'm going to lay aside that money for emergencies.
arrange Can you arrange a meeting with the vice president?
commit The poet attempted to commit suicide in his study.
try The wholesalers might try to back out of the deal.
stand I don't mind the cold, but I can't stand the heat.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
put		rising
lay		rising
redact		rising
arrange		steady
commit		rising
try		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: set¹, try¹, lay¹
4 letters: post¹, rest¹, cast¹, pose¹
5 letters: place¹, order², stand¹, throw¹, frame¹, couch¹
6 letters: charge¹, commit², invest², impose², attach², assign², enjoin², redact², charre
7 letters: present², express², arrange², propose²
8 letters: position³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (order² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: placer
Italiano: collocare
Deutsch: stellen
Català: col·locar