put in a word

A form of put in a good word — To speak favourably of someone to someone else, in order to help them out.

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Meanings

verbput in a word (third-person singular simple present puts in a word, present participle putting in a word, simple past and past participle put in a word)

present singular third person puts in a word · participle present putting in a word

  1. alternativeAlternative form of put in a good word.

    But it is worth putting in a word for DeSantis, too. Depending on your betting exchange or turf accountant of choice, £10 on Trump to be the Republican candidate pays out little over £13.

    2023 August 8, Janan Ganesh, “The oneness of Ron DeSantis and Rishi Sunak”, in Financial Times
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APA

put in a word. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20in%20a%20word

MLA

“put in a word.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20in%20a%20word. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “put in a word,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20in%20a%20word.

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