To put something in the place where it was before it was moved
To change the time or date of an event so that it happens later than originally planned
To change the time of a clock or watch to an earlier time
To make something happen later than it should happen
A new documentary finally puts backing singers in the spotlight.
Can you put the book back when you’ve finished with it?
Having your nose put back into place without an anaesthetic is not good!
He was rushed to hospital in the German capital where his shoulder was put back in place.
Like so much of her work, it was rediscovered in the 1970s and put back into production.
Opening night has been put back five times.
The children put back all the clocks in the house so they could stay up later!
The fire has put back the opening of the theatre by several months.
The shoulder blade was put back into place in hospital, but the longer-term damage is difficult to assess.
Then again, dogs need putting back in their place.
This allows us to put back something into the economy as well as build a sustainable business.
We need to put back in place something whereby all junior doctors see sick patients in continuity on a daily basis.
We’ve put the trip back until June now.
You could, for example, take out money to pay for a new car but put back the money when you get a bonus the following month.
Puts back
Putting back
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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