Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

put on

/ˌpʊt ˈɒn/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.64 in modern English

Syllables
put on
IPA
/ˌpʊt ˈɒn/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To don (clothing, equipment, or the like).

Transitive verb

verb

To decorate or dress (something) onto another person or a surface.

Transitive verb

verb

To fool, kid, deceive.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

verb

To assume, adopt or affect; to behave in a particular way as a pretense.

Transitive verb

verb

To play (a recording).

Transitive verb

verb

To play (a recording) on (a sound system).

Transitive verb

verb

To initiate cooking or warming, especially on a stovetop.

Transitive verb

verb

To perform for an audience.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

puts on (present, singular) putting on (participle, present)

Phrases

put one's own oxygen mask on first put-on put one over

Frequently Paired Words

put-on put one over don wear

Synonyms

put down beclothe hoodwink hasten assumed false fictitious fictive pretended sham

Antonyms

take off doff

Questions

How do you pronounce put on?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpʊt ˈɒn/.
What does put on mean?
To don (clothing, equipment, or the like).

How to pronounce put on

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “put on”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˌpʊt ˈɒn/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “put on”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “put on” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.