put in

verb

put in; putting in; puts in

transitive verb

1

: to make a formal offer or declaration of

put in a plea of guilty

2

: to come in with : interpose

put in a word for his brother

3

: to spend (time) especially at some occupation or job

put in six hours at the office

4

: plant

put in a crop

intransitive verb

1

: to call at or enter a place

especially : to enter a harbor or port

2

: to make an application, request, or offer

—often used with for

… had to retire and put in for a pension.

—Seymour Nagan

Synonyms of put in

• plant
• seed
• drill

Examples of put in in a Sentence

put in a crop of winter wheat

Recent Examples on the Web

Hoskins’ claim regarding the signatures put in doubt the validity of roughly 92,000 of the campaign’s more than 200,000 signatures collected across the state. —Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 13 Nov. 2025

Video shows an officer in tactical gear astride Moriarty before she is put in the unmarked Chevrolet Tahoe. —Jason Kravarik, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025

The cuts were put in place to alleviate pressure and strain on pilots and air traffic controllers — federal employees who have gone without pay for more than a month. —Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 12 Nov. 2025

Responses were tallied and put in a scoring system that included data from the last three years, with an emphasis on newer data, according to Forbes. —Idaho Statesman, 11 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Kids Definition

put in

verb

1

: to make or make as a request, offer, or declaration

put in a plea of guilty

put in for a job at the store

2

: to spend at some activity or place

put in six hours at the office

3

: plant entry 1 sense 1a

put in a crop

4

: to enter a harbor or port

the freighter put in for overnight

Biographical Definition

Putin

biographical name

Pu·​tin ˈpü-tin 

Vladimir Vladimirovich 1952–     president of Russia (2000–08); prime minister (2008–12); president (2012–  )