1 English Phrasal Verb with 10 meanings: PUT OUT!

You know what, just reading my book here, and there's a...

There's a phrase that says...

I was a horrible student.

I was put out of my French class a lot, and I thought, huh, I bet you that's a phrasal

verb that a lot of people wouldn't understand

because phrasal verbs are really hard.

And to be put out of a classroom, what does that mean?

So we have the phrasal verb "put out", and when I started to research this, I found so

many definitions.

But it's okay, I'll explain them to you.

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Oops.

So "put out", okay?

So, first example.

I can say...

Do you...

Do you have candles?

I love candles.

They smell so nice.

I put out the candle.

So this means I extinguished.

I can say I blew out...

Not this colour blue, but I blew out the candle.

I guess you could say I put out the light.

You could say that, too, sure.

But it basically means you extinguish or you stop the flame from happening.

I can say I put out the fire.

Yes.

So you can put out a candle, you can put out

a fire, anything that's on fire, you can put

it out.

Next one.

She put out the pens for the test.

I can put out dishes.

Oh, I'm going to put out the nice dishes for the company coming.

So this means basically I got something ready.

I can put out my clothes that I'm going to pack for travel.

Right?

I got to get all my clothes, wash them, put them on the bed, put them out, make sure...

Yes, no.

I don't know.

Should I bring this?

So to put something out, like, prepare something.

All right.

Moving right along.

The next one.

They put out a warning about the attack.

This means that they broadcast information.

You can put out a warning, put out a news

article, I can put out a new video on YouTube,

so you're broadcasting information or some fun things.

Next one.

Excuse me.

Would it put you out if I stayed here?

Maybe for a week in your house?

Is that okay?

So this...

What I'm asking you is would it cause any trouble or inconvenience-that's a hard word

to spell, people-inconvenience if I stayed here?

Would it put you out?

Oh, who likes going to the dentist?

I do, except it gets expensive.

I was put out so the dentist could remove my tooth.

So this means you become unconscious or sedated with a drug.

It doesn't have to be at the dentist, it could

be the doctor, anesthesiologist, at a party.

I was put out of the party, but that has another meaning, too.

Right here, number six.

If you're put out of a party or you're...

I was put out of the pub, it means you were thrown out.

They threw you out.

They're like, "Get out of here, Ronnie, we don't want your kind here at this party or

at this pub.

You're gone.

You're out.

Your karaoke singing's terrible."

Yeah, I hate karaoke, so bye.

Different pub.

France was put out of the competition.

This means, uh-oh, France was not allowed to continue playing.

This happens in championships or competitions,

anything, sports, any kind of dancing or talent

you might be doing.

Like, if there was, like, a piano competition, oh, you know what?

I didn't make it to the next level, I was

put out of the competition, means you didn't

pass the next level and you had to go home.

But that was not going to happen to you, you're wonderful.

I put out my knee at football practice.

Oh, so painful.

If you put out a body part, and it has to be

a joint, not this kind of joint, but where

your hands and your legs connect, you dislocated a joint.

Okay, now, again, joint is, like, an elbow or a shoulder or your hip or your knee.

If you dislocate it, it means, uh-oh, it's not in the right position.

So location's, like, dislocated.

Very painful.

I've done it skiing, broke my collarbone, dislocated my shoulder.

Not a good scene.

Don't recommend it, don't put out your knee, either, painful.

This is my favourite one.

The inspiration for the lesson, actually.

Oh my god, he didn't even put out on our date last night.

He's, like, he didn't put out the candle?

Did your house catch on fire?

No.

If someone didn't put out or they did put out, naughty boys and girls, it means they

have sex.

So if someone says, he didn't even put out last night, it means that they didn't have

sex.

Yeah.

So, maybe, you know what, I bet you if he had

put out the candle, then he would've gotten

some action.

So, all these phrasal verbs are confusing, but I'm here to help you, and anything you

need, I'll teach it to you.

I'm Ronnie, and I'm going to get put out of some karaoke, cause some ruckuses.

Yeah.

Woo.

All right.