put back

phrasal verb

put back; putting back; puts back

1

: to return (something) to the place where it belongs

Remember to put the vacuum cleaner back in the closet after you've used it.

The books had been put back neatly on the shelf.

2

British : to change (a planned event) to start at a later date or time

They put back the game until next week.

Examples of put back in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After the pieces are cleaned and freshened up, they’re put back up for sale. —Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2026

They are then put back in after rounds of chemotherapy to kill off the cancer cells. —Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026

The company estimates that, on average, customers participating in its virtual power plant program earn $464 per year from utilities paying for the power put back on the grid. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026

In most cases, the properties are fixed and renovated, then put back on the market. —Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 31 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for put back

• aback
• anzac
• attack
• backpack
• backtrack
• bareback
• blackjack
• brownback
• buyback
• callback
• cognac
• comeback