put on |
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| Lexical unit types: | phrasal verb |
| Topics: | wearing clothes, starting or stopping |
| Source domains: | contact |
| Particles: | on |
| Similes: | - |
| Verbs: | put |
| CEFR Levels: | A2 | Synomyms: | turn on, switch on | Antonyms: | take off, turn off, switch off | Definition: | 1. to put clothes or shoes onto your body OPPOSITE: take off 2. to put make-up or cream onto your skin 3. to start to play recorded music or a video 4. to switch on a piece of equipment SYNONYMS: turn on, switch on; OPPOSITE: turn off, switch off | Examples: |
1) Lucy put on her coat. He put on his hat and went out. She dressed and put on her shoes. Daisy put on her glasses. 2) Gloria put on her make-up before she went out. 3) She put on some music while they ate. 4) He closed the door and put on the lights. |
Motivation: |
ON is contact. Rudzka-Ostyn, Brygida. 2003. Word Power: Phrasal Verbs and Compounds: A Cognitive Approach. Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter. |
Slične leksičke jedinice: take off, try on, take up, put out, switch off, switch on, turn off, turn on