putting

«putting» in Mova's school dictionary: placing something somewhere: putting a book on the shelf — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

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

• 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.