3 ways to use 'put up' - English In A Minute

'Put up' has lots of meanings -

here are three of them.

'Put up' can mean 'to build'.

'Tim's just put a new shed up in his garden.'

'I'm going to put up a new wall.'

'Put up' can mean 'to struggle for

or against something'.

'I thought you were going

to lose but you really

put up a good effort.'

'We can stop this if we put up a fight.'

For these two meanings

the direct object could go

either before or after the 'up'.

If you 'put someone up'

you allow them to stay somewhere.

'Don't worry about a hotel -

we can put you up for the night.'

Here the direct object

has to come before the 'up'.

So it can mean 'build', 'struggle' or 'let stay'.

Do you know any other meanings?

'You put up a good effort

to put up that wall.

Now you must be tired -

I can put you up if you like.'