putting
part of speech
verb form (-ing form of put: put, puts, put, putting); noun (putting — in golf, hitting the ball gently into the hole, said «PUT-ing» like «but»)
meaning for a pupil
1) Putting means placing something somewhere: putting a book on the shelf. tree →
2) Putting is used in many phrases: putting on a coat (dressing), putting off a job (delaying), putting up with something (accepting it). tree →
3) In golf, putting (said differently, to rhyme with «cutting») means hitting the ball gently along the grass towards the hole. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life «putting» is very common: putting away toys, putting on shoes, putting out the rubbish. In safety lessons: putting medicines out of reach, putting out a fire, putting on a helmet or a seat belt. In maths, «putting together» two groups means adding them. Phrases: put on, put off, put away, put out, put up with, put together, put down.
examples
- In the first edition I overlooked this word three; and putting and for as, made four classes of serving beings. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
- And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, was three hundred men; but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water. (Prophets JDG.7.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- And she said unto him: 'Not so, because this great wrong in putting me forth is worse than the other that thou didst unto me.' But he would not hearken unto her. (Prophets 2SA.13.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- For I hate putting away, saith the LORD, the God of Israel, and him that covereth his garment with violence, saith the LORD of hosts; therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously. (Prophets MAL.2.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- I'm putting my toys away. tree →
- She is putting on her coat because it's cold. tree →
- Stop putting off your homework! tree →
- Dad is putting up a shelf. tree →
- Putting on a seat belt keeps you safe in the car. tree →
- Putting three apples and two apples together makes five apples. tree →
- The firefighters are putting out the fire. tree →
- He practised putting on the mini-golf course. tree →
- "I will," said Elfin, putting his arms around her. tree →
note
Double the «t»: put → putting. «Put» is the same in present and past: «Today I put; yesterday I put». The golf word «putting» (from «putt») sounds different. In maths word problems, «putting together», «putting in» usually mean add; «putting away» or «taking out» can mean subtract.
In the corpora
- Saving means putting money aside now for something bigger later, or for emergencies like a broken boiler.
- Tortoise practises putting his hind legs round his ears, which he calls «so peculiarly comfortable».
- Putting a straight, stiff arm out to stop a fall is one of the most common ways children break a wrist.
- Noticing details means looking carefully and putting what you see into words, which helps you remember it.
- Putting what you see into words helps you remember it.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «putting» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.