V2

Phrasal Verbs — Put and Set

Put off, put up with, set up, set back, set aside.

Meaning · Examples · Sentence practice
B2 Vocabulary

Phrasal verbs with PUT AND SET

These phrasal verbs are tested in FCE Use of English Parts 1 and 4. Learn each as a fixed phrase with its meaning.
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remettre
put off — postpone / delay
supporter
put up with — tolerate / accept something unpleasant
proposer
put forward — propose / suggest an idea
transférer
put through — connect a phone call / make someone experience something difficult
mettre de côté
put aside — save money or time for a specific purpose
éteindre
put out — extinguish a fire / publish / inconvenience

More put and set phrasal verbs

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mettre en place
set up — establish / create something
partir
set out — begin a journey / explain in detail
retarder
set back — delay progress
mettre de côté
set aside — reserve time or money for a purpose
déclencher
set off — begin a journey / trigger an alarm

Examples in context

The government decided to put off the meeting until next month.
She managed to put up with with the new regulations despite the complexity.
The entrepreneur decided to put forward her own consulting firm.
Some phrasal verbs are separable: put it off / put off the meeting. Others are inseparable: cope with the problem (NOT cope the problem with).

Summary

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PUT ET SET
PUT AND SET — put off · put up with · put forward · put through · put aside · put out · set up · set out · set back · set aside · set off
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