put in

meter, introducir

Meter algo en un recipiente, espacio o abertura.

En inglés sencillo: If you do this, you move something into a container, space, or opening.

• Put the key in.
• She put the clothes in the bag.
• Did you put the cake in the oven?

Cómo se usa: put something in something (Put the coins in the jar.)

Sinónimos: insert, place inside

Antónimos: take out

Expresiones frecuentes: put something in, put in a key, put in the oven

solicitar, presentar una solicitud

Presentar una petición o solicitud oficial para conseguir algo que se quiere.

En inglés sencillo: If you do this, you send an official request or application for something you want.

• I put in a request.
• He has put in for two days off.
• When did you put in your application?

Cómo se usa: put in for something (She put in for a transfer to another office.); put in something (We put in an application for a grant.)

Sinónimos: apply, submit

Expresiones frecuentes: put in for something, put in a request, put in an application

dedicar, aportar

Dedicar tiempo, esfuerzo o dinero a un trabajo o actividad.

En inglés sencillo: If you do this, you give time, effort, or money to a job or activity.

• You need to put in more effort.
• She put in ten hours of work yesterday.
• We each put some money in to start the business.

Cómo se usa: put in something (They put in a lot of effort to finish on time.)

Sinónimos: contribute, invest, devote

Expresiones frecuentes: put in effort, put in time, put in money, put something in

encarcelar

Hacer que alguien permanezca en una prisión o celda cerrada por orden de las autoridades.

En inglés sencillo: If authorities do this to someone, they make that person stay in prison or a locked cell.

• They put him in jail.
• The police put the suspect in a cell overnight.
• She was put in prison for stealing public money.

Cómo se usa: put someone in prison/jail (The judge put him in prison for three years.)

Sinónimos: imprison, jail, lock up

Antónimos: release, free

Expresiones frecuentes: put someone in prison, put someone in jail, put in a cell

presentar, formular

Declarar formalmente una decisión o postura para que conste en un registro oficial.

En inglés sencillo: If you do this, you formally state a decision or position so it becomes part of an official record.

• He put in a guilty plea.
• The lawyer put in a plea on her client’s behalf.
• She put in her notice before leaving the company.

Cómo se usa: put in a plea of something (The defendant put in a plea of not guilty.)

Sinónimos: enter, tender

Expresiones frecuentes: put in a plea, put in notice

plantar, sembrar

Plantar semillas o plantas jóvenes para cultivar una cosecha.

En inglés sencillo: If you do this, you plant seeds or young plants so that a crop will grow.

• We put in potatoes this spring.
• The farmer is putting in a new crop of wheat.
• Have you put the carrots in yet?

Cómo se usa: put in something (We put in beans along the fence.)

Sinónimos: plant, sow

Expresiones frecuentes: put in carrots, put in potatoes, put in a crop