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to set
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to plonk
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to set up
4-
to situate
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to deposit
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to insert
7-
to fit
8-
to deploy
9-
to install
10-
to put
11-
to put down
12-
to place
13-
to space
14-
to plant
15-
to position
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to lay
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to posit
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to slot
to set
to set
Verb
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s
e
ɛ
t
t
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to put something or someone somewhere or in a certain position

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She set the book on the table.
He set the cup of coffee down carefully.

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to plonk
to plonk
Verb
p
p
l
l
o
ɑ:
n
n
k
k

to drop or place something heavily and without much care

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to set up
to set up
Verb
uk flag
/sˈɛt ˈʌp/

to place a temporary structure in a specific place

level

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
set
phrase's particle
up
to situate
to situate
Verb
s
s
i
ɪ
t
ʧ
ua
ueɪ
t
t
e

to place something in a particular position or setting

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to deposit
to deposit
Verb
d
d
e
ə
p
p
o
ɑ
s
z
i
ɪ
t
t

to place or fix something in a specific location

dislodge

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to insert
to insert
Verb
i
ɪ
n
n
s
s
e
ɜ
r
r
t
t

to place or add something into a specific space or object

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to fit
to fit
Verb
f
f
i
ɪ
t
t

to place or adjust several objects or people in a way that works well with a particular space or arrangement

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to deploy
to deploy
Verb
d
d
e
ɪ
p
p
l
l
o
ɔ
y
ɪ

to position soldiers or equipment for military action

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to install
to install
Verb
i
ɪ
n
n
s
s
t
t
a
ɔ
ll
l

to set a piece of equipment in place and make it ready for use

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to put
to put
Verb
p
p
u
ʊ
t
t

to move something or someone from one place or position to another

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to put down
to put down
Verb
uk flag
/pʊt ˈdaʊn/

to stop carrying something by putting it on the ground

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
put
phrase's particle
down
to place
to place
Verb
p
p
l
l
a
c
s
e

to lay or put something somewhere

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to space
to space
Verb
s
s
p
p
a
c
s
e

to arrange or position things to create a gap or distance between them

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to plant
to plant
Verb
p
p
l
l
a
æ
n
n
t
t

to secretly put something or someone in a specific position for observation or to trick others

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to position
to position
Verb
p
p
o
ə
s
z
i
ɪ
t
ʃ
io
ə
n
n

to put into a specific location

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to lay
to lay
Verb
l
l
a
e
y
ɪ

to carefully place something or someone down in a horizontal position

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to posit
Verb
p
p
o
ɑ
s
z
i
ə
t
t

to put or place something in a particular position

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to slot
to slot
Verb
s
s
l
l
o
ɑ
t
t

to fit or place something into a specific position or space

Grammatical Information:

transitive

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