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

• drill
• plant
• seed
• sow

Examples of put in in a Sentence

put in a crop of winter wheat

Recent Examples on the Web

A week later, as the most senior national staff member, I was put in charge of UNHCR’s office in Sudan. —TIME, 15 Apr. 2024

Bedrock announced last week that the final structural steel beam had been put in place on the Hudson’s tower, which is expected to have 1.5 million square feet of retail, office, dining, hospitality and residential space. —Tom Krisher, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024

Sporting came back to tie the game when Erik Thommy put in his second goal of the night seven minutes after Messi’s strike. —Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2024

After the events in Mexico, Rita is promoted to Captain, and Mike and Marcus are put in charge of AMMO. —Jacqueline Weiss, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024

The price cuts put in place April 5 partially reverse hikes in January as Ford was reducing production of its signature electric vehicle by half and eliminating a shift of workers. —Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 13 Apr. 2024

Read: Home influencers will not rest until everything has been put in a clear plastic storage bin The Tupperware origin story is a near-perfect fable of 20th-century American ingenuity. —Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2024

The pre-statehood ban was originally put in place under Arizona law in 1864, but it was repealed following the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision on Roe v. Wade. —Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024

Etheridge will put in a Paramount+ appearance this weekend as an awards presenter. —Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024

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–  )