put to

verb

To ask or pose a question, or make a proposal or suggestion.

“I'll put it to the committee and see what they say.”

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Meanings

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

present singular third person puts to · participle present putting to

  1. To ask or pose a question, or make a proposal or suggestion.

    I'll put it to the committee and see what they say.

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APA

put to. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20to

MLA

“put to.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20to. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “put to,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20to.

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