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put up to

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌpʊt ˈʌp tə/

put up to means: To persuade or trick someone into doing something wrong or silly.

verb

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To persuade or trick someone into doing something wrong or silly.

  • Who put you up to this?
  • His friends put him up to stealing the sign.
  • I wouldn’t have done it if she hadn’t put me up to it.

How to use it: put someone up to something (His friends put him up to the prank.); put someone up to doing something (Her brother put her up to hiding my keys.)

Similar words: egg on, incite

Opposites: deter, discourage

Common phrases: put someone up to, put me up to

Questions about put up to

What does put up to mean?

To persuade or trick someone into doing something wrong or silly.

What is put up to in other languages?

Türkçe: kışkırtmak · Español: incitar · Français: pousser à · Deutsch: anstiften · Italiano: istigare · 日本語: そそのかす

How do you pronounce put up to?

It is pronounced /ˌpʊt ˈʌp tə/.

How do you use put up to in a sentence?

Who put you up to this? His friends put him up to stealing the sign.

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