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English verb: put over | |||
| 1. | put over (communication) communicate successfully | ||
| Samples | I couldn't get across the message. He put over the idea very well. | ||
| Synonyms | get across | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | communicate, pass, pass along, pass on, put across | ||
| 2. | put over (stative) hold back to a later time | ||
| Samples | Let's postpone the exam. | ||
| Synonyms | defer, hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, remit, set back, shelve, table | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | delay | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | call, hold, probate, reprieve, respite, suspend | ||
| Entail | call off, cancel, reschedule, scratch, scrub | ||
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