Meaning
To erect or install something (e.g., a tent), to accommodate someone for lodging, to raise prices or charges, to offer resistance or defense, or to display a notice.
Primary Function
Transitive phrasal verb used for actions involving placement, accommodation, raising costs, offering opposition, or posting information.
Communicative Purpose
Setting up shelter during camping; hosting guests overnight; increasing market rates; defending oneself physically or metaphorically; placing an advertisement or sign.
Pattern
put up
Core Structure
put up
Função primária
Transitive phrasal verb used for actions involving placement, accommodation, raising costs, offering opposition, or posting information.
Propósito comunicativo
Setting up shelter during camping; hosting guests overnight; increasing market rates; defending oneself physically or metaphorically; placing an advertisement or sign.
Situações de gatilho
When preparing to camp outdoors and need a temporary structure, when inviting friends over for the night, in financial contexts discussing price adjustments, describing defensive combat behavior, or advertising via posters.
Contextos
Everyday conversation (e.g., informal settings), professional environments such as hospitality or logistics discussions, both formal and casual registers.
Padrão
put up
Estrutura central
put up
Slots de substituição
a fence, the rent, a brave fight, a poster
Colocados típicos
- for the night
- a good fight
- put up with (different meaning from tolerance)
Substituições comuns
- erect
- raise
- increase
- accommodate
- display
Erros comuns
*put up a person for night – correct usage is ‘put someone up’.
Similar / contraste
set up (equipment installation), bring up (raise children/issue), take in (accommodate guests).
Interferências
'Put up a fight' connotes resistance; 'put up with' means tolerating behavior—learners must distinguish the nuance of opposition versus tolerance.
Família do chunk
- put-up (adjective prefabricated structures)
Nuance
When used as ‘put someone up’, it specifically implies providing temporary lodging or shelter, unlike other uses which refer to physical erection or price increase.
Efeito pragmático
Conveys helpfulness and assertiveness; signals willingness to provide accommodation or defend against challenges.
Dica de memória
‘Can you put me up for a couple of nights?’
Nota
This phrasal verb has multiple meanings and uses, requiring context to understand its intended meaning.
Upgrade path
put your dukes up (challenge to fight)
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