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transitive verb
Date: 1888
1. to carry to a successful conclusion <put through a number of reforms> 2. a. to make a telephone connection for b. to obtain a connection for (a telephone call)
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
put through
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put through — put (someone/something) through to arrange for a telephone call to be made to a place or person. The international operator put me through to London. Passengers could put through calls on their cell phones … New idioms dictionary
put through — ► put through 1) subject to a gruelling or unpleasant experience. 2) connect (someone) by telephone to another person or place. Main Entry: ↑put … English terms dictionary
put-through — putˈ through noun A transaction in which a broker arranges the buying and the selling of shares • • • Main Entry: ↑put … Useful english dictionary
put through — index attain, pass (approve), prosecute (carry forward) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
put through — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms put through : present tense I/you/we/they put through he/she/it puts through present participle putting through past tense put through past participle put through 1) put someone through something to make… … English dictionary
put through — verb 1. pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue (Freq. 2) Did he go through with the treatment? He implemented a new economic plan She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal • Syn: ↑follow through, ↑follow up, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
put through — 1) PHRASAL VERB When someone puts through someone who is making a telephone call, they make the connection that allows the telephone call to take place. [V n P] The operator will put you through... [V n P] He asked to be put through to Charley… … English dictionary
put through — v. (D; tr.) ( to connect ) to put through to (she was finally put through to her number) * * * [ pʊt θruː] (D; tr.) ( to connect ) to put through to (she was finally put through to her number) … Combinatory dictionary
put through — {v. phr.} 1. To carry out; arrange. * /If Jim can put through one more financial transaction like this one, we will be rich./ 2. To connect (said of telephone calls). * /The telephone operator had to put me through to Zambia as there is no direct … Dictionary of American idioms
put through — {v. phr.} 1. To carry out; arrange. * /If Jim can put through one more financial transaction like this one, we will be rich./ 2. To connect (said of telephone calls). * /The telephone operator had to put me through to Zambia as there is no direct … Dictionary of American idioms
put through — phr verb Put through is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑operator Put through is used with these nouns as the object: ↑call, ↑parliament … Collocations dictionary
