put over

verb

put over; putting over; puts over

transitive verb

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: to achieve or carry through by deceit or trickery
put one over on me

Examples of put over in a Sentence

as a result of a medical emergency, our dream vacation had to be put over to the following year
Recent Examples on the Web Indeed, with the government putting over $50 billion into clean energy R&D every year, China has become a global hub for energy innovation. S. Julio Friedmann, Foreign Affairs, 13 Dec. 2011 This indicates a bigger-than-usual appetite for puts over calls among short-term traders. Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024 The fires in Oregon have put over 9,000 people under an evacuation warning Monday, with 1,747 under a level three notice that advises residents to leave the area immediately, according to the Oregon Office of Emergency Management. James Powel, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2024 If the brain pushes fictional others into one container while real people are put over here, that’s potentially a problem. Daisy Yuhas, Scientific American, 29 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for put over 

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of put over was in the 15th century

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“Put over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20over. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

put over

verb
: put across
put over a song
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