put up

What does "put up" mean?

1. To build or erect something
2. To raise something to a higher position
3. To provide accommodation for someone
4. To display or attach something on a wall or board
5. To increase the price of something

Examples

• They're putting up a new building on the corner.
• Put up your hand if you know the answer.
• Can you put me up for the night? I missed my flight.
• We put up some decorations for the party.
• The landlord put up the rent by 10 percent.

How to use it

'Put up a fight/resistance' means to resist strongly. 'Put someone up' means to let them stay at your place.

Word order

Separable: 'put something up' or 'put up something'; 'put someone up'

Similar expressions

Opposites

Related phrasal verbs

• put on

  To place clothing or accessories on your body

• put off

  To postpone or delay something

• put down

  To place something on a surface

• put away

  To return something to its proper place

• put together

  To assemble something from separate parts

• put out

  To extinguish a fire or cigarette