put forth
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "to put forth an effort"
- "Now, Marcus, now, thy Virtue’s on the Proof: / Put forth thy utmost Strength, work ev’ry Nerve, / And call up all thy Father in thy Soul:"
- "“Oh! when a gallant young man, like Mr. Frank Churchill,” said Mr. Knightley dryly, “writes to a fair lady like Miss Woodhouse, he will, of course, put forth his best.”"
- "He could not move as quickly as most men, but he put forth his utmost speed."
- "But his actor’s need to be liked was stronger than his resentment, and he was putting forth all his charm in an effort to win over this so-unexpected antagonist."
- "Put forth thy hand, reach at the glorious gold."