put back | Idiomator

Meaning: (transitive)To return something to its original place.He carefullyputthe vasebackon the shelf.1910,Emerson Hough, chapter I, inThe Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.:The Bobbs-Merrill Company,→OCLC:Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes.[…]Sheput backa truant curl from her forehead where it had sought egress to the world, and looked him full in the face now, drawing a deep breath which caused the round of her bosom to lift the lace at her throat.2024May 1, Tom Ingall, “Hope springs eternal for better services”, inRAIL, number1008, page52:The scope of the new upgrade isn't just restricted to the station and junction. It has involved more than simplyputting backwhat was unwisely taken away.; (intransitive,nautical)To turn back; to return.1813,Robert Southey,The Life of Horatio, Lord Viscount Nelson:The French[…]hadput backto Toulon.; (transitive)Topostponean arranged event or appointment.The meeting has beenput backto 5.00 pm.; (transitive,idiomatic)Todrinkfast; toknock downalcohol.You'll need toputthat drinkbackquickly; it's very nearly closing time.1988, Alan Hollinghurst,The Swimming-Pool Library, paperback edition, London:Penguin Books,→ISBN,page13:Whisky he sipped at suspiciously, and still had not got an adult taste for; but wine he loved, and heput backchampagne as if it were lager, with awful belches and chuckles after each glass.; (transitive,idiomatic)To change the time in atime zoneto an earlier time.Don't forget that this Sunday weputthe clocksbackan hour.1951June, “The Why and the Wherefore: Railways and Summer Time”, inRailway Magazine, page429:When the clocks are put forward at the introduction of summer time, the long-distance night trains automatically become one hour late, and continue to run late for the remainder of their journeys.[…]Similarly, when the clocks areput backin the autumn, the night trains become one hour early.

Examples:

EN: While Binoclard comes to put back in place the uniform borrowed from Cogolin to perpetrate his crime, he is surprised by the return of Parisette and her uncle, and witnesses a conversation where Cogolin reveals to Parisette his origins:
ES: Cuando Binoclard entra para devolver el uniforme robado a Cogolin para perpetrar su crimen, es sorprendido por el regreso de Parisette y su tío y es testigo de una conversación en la que
EN: We'll put back to port."
ES: La pondremos de regreso en el puerto
EN: I induced Captain Hollister, an old friend of mine, to put back to shore, and I followed you.
ES: Convencí al capitán Hollister, un viejo amigo, para que zarpara... y la seguí a Ud.
EN: We will have that put back.
ES: Es la una.
EN: Wilson, put back those things and give me time to think.
ES: Wilson, deja eso y dame tiempo para pensar.
EN: A while ago she attempted to put back this ski suit, that she stole.
ES: Hace poco, ella intentó devolver este traje de esquí... que había robado.
EN: So that I didn't go with you, and instead there was the stolen suit to put back!
ES: En vez de acompañarme, fuisteis a devolver el traje robado.
EN: The blood vessels and muscles are put back into their places.
ES: Los vasos sanguíneos y los músculos volviendo a su sitio.
EN: - It was put back in the safe.
ES: - Se guardó en la caja fuerte.
EN: Or someone who knew how to have it fixed to get him put back to where he was. Can't you do it for me?
ES: ¿No puedes hacerlo por mi?
EN: I had to put back everything.
ES: Tuve que volver a poner todo.
EN: It shouldn't take long to put back.
ES: No se desviará mucho.
EN: Have they actually been put back to work?
ES: ¿Han sido realmente readmitidos? Hasta ahora solo sobre el papel, pero lo estarán tan pronto como Baxter lea ese periódico. Uh... uh...
EN: - Steve, won't you put back?
ES: ¿No regresarías?
EN: Will you put back?
ES: - ¿Darás la vuelta?

Note: the examples for non latin scripts have a high likelihood of mistakes, we do not own any of this data and it is sourced from Wiktionary, the NLLB database and Opensubtitles. Please help us improve this by contributing correct examples. We will be working to fix this issue over time however it is a bigger issue due to the the difficulties in dealing with non latin scripts and grammatical structures(non-romantic/european languages have lower resources as well ).