put aside

phrasal verb

put aside; putting aside; puts aside

1

: to save or keep (something, such as money) to be used at a later time

She's been putting aside some money for a vacation.

Can you put a few minutes aside for a short meeting?

2

: to stop worrying or thinking about (something)

We need to put these problems aside for now and get the work done.

It's time to put aside our differences and start working together.

Examples of put aside in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Someone with a deep connection to Texas A&M University may be able to put aside their bias and give the University of Texas a fair trial, the judge noted a couple of times in the echoey downtown Fort Worth courtroom jammed with nine defendants. —Emerson Clarridge updated February 17, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Feb. 2026

Unlike your regular pension pot, which requires putting aside a portion of your salary for your future self, the country’s government would pay out €10 ($11) a month to children in education under this new plan. —Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2026

Al-Jamaa al-Islamiya’s leader, Mohammed Takkoush, said during the 14-month war between Hezbollah and Israel that his group and Hezbollah put aside their differences on conflicts in Syria and Yemen to join forces against Israel. —Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026

Division rival Puka Nacua was also a coach, but Purdy said the two were able to put aside their differences for at least a couple of hours. —Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for put aside

• actinide
• aldehyde
• alkoxide
• alongside
• amplified
• arsenide
• beautified
• biocide
• butoxide
• calcified
• ceramide
• certified