Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

put through

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.45 in modern English

Syllables: put through
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To connect (a telephone caller) with the callee.

verb

to cause to endure

verb

To smash (e.g. a window) so as to create an opening.

British usage; Transitive verb

verb

To pass the ball to (someone) giving them a one-on-one scoring opportunity.

Transitive verb

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, through.

noun

A transaction by a broker outside the stock exchange, bringing a buyer and seller together.

Example Sentences

"Please hold the line a moment while I put you through to the sales office."
"After all the grief my wife has put me through, I wonder why I'm still with her."
"Playing football brought people together – we’d play against any brick wall, on any kerb, or see if we could put the window through in the art department."
"Friedel again had to save as he parried a Patrice Evra shot before gathering the ball after the left-back had been put through by Ryan Giggs."

Usage

British usage
Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

puts through (present, singular) putting through (participle, present) put throughs (plural)

Phrases

put through the wringer put through the mangle put one through one's paces

Synonyms

follow through follow up follow out carry out implement go through with

Questions

What does put through mean?: To connect (a telephone caller) with the callee.

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