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379 PHRASAL VERBS

 put about (intr or tr)

 (cause to) change direction; [yön değiştirmek]

The ship put about to avoid the ice-berg reported in the area.
The captain put the ship about very slowly.

 put above (tr)

 regard as more important than; [olduğundan değerli görmek]

The fact that he put his lessons above everything made him successful.

 put across (tr)

 persuade (others) to like or accept sth; [kabul ettirmek]

I find it hard to put myself across at interviews.
She managed to put her plan across to the Board.

 communicate ideas; [anlatmak]

Jane is very clever but she can’t put her ideas across.

 put aside (tr)

place sth. to one side; [bir tarafa koymak, kaldırmak]

I put aside my textbooks when I left school and never reopened them.
Her best plan is to put aside funds to cover those bills.

 put away (tr)

 put sth in a box, drawer, etc because one has finished using it; [bir tarafa koymak,
saklamak]

Put the toys away in the cupboard when you have finished playing.

 confine sb. in a prison or mental hospital; [hapsetmek, akıl hastanesine kapatmak]

The doctor wanted to have her put away.
They were put away for twenty years for armed robbery.

 save money to use later; [para biriktirmek]

He put away money for holiday.
You should put away money for your retirement.