put in

hineinlegen, einstecken

Etwas in einen Behälter, einen Raum oder eine Öffnung bringen.

In einfachem Englisch: 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?

So benutzt man es: put something in something (Put the coins in the jar.)

Synonyme: insert, place inside

Gegenteile: take out

Häufige Wendungen: put something in, put in a key, put in the oven

beantragen, einen Antrag stellen

Eine offizielle Bitte oder einen Antrag einreichen, um etwas Gewünschtes zu erhalten.

In einfachem Englisch: 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?

So benutzt man es: put in for something (She put in for a transfer to another office.); put in something (We put in an application for a grant.)

Synonyme: apply, submit

Häufige Wendungen: put in for something, put in a request, put in an application

investieren, aufwenden

Zeit, Mühe oder Geld für eine Aufgabe oder Tätigkeit aufwenden.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

So benutzt man es: put in something (They put in a lot of effort to finish on time.)

Synonyme: contribute, invest, devote

Häufige Wendungen: put in effort, put in time, put in money, put something in

einsperren, inhaftieren

Jemanden auf behördliche Anordnung in einem Gefängnis oder einer verschlossenen Zelle festhalten.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

So benutzt man es: put someone in prison/jail (The judge put him in prison for three years.)

Synonyme: imprison, jail, lock up

Gegenteile: release, free

Häufige Wendungen: put someone in prison, put someone in jail, put in a cell

einreichen, abgeben

Eine Entscheidung oder Position förmlich erklären, damit sie offiziell dokumentiert wird.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

So benutzt man es: put in a plea of something (The defendant put in a plea of not guilty.)

Synonyme: enter, tender

Häufige Wendungen: put in a plea, put in notice

anpflanzen, säen

Samen säen oder junge Pflanzen setzen, damit daraus eine Ernte wächst.

In einfachem Englisch: 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?

So benutzt man es: put in something (We put in beans along the fence.)

Synonyme: plant, sow

Häufige Wendungen: put in carrots, put in potatoes, put in a crop