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put aside

B1 neutral separable transitive
In simple words

To save something for later, or to stop worrying about a problem for now.

Literal meaning: To place something to one side, out of the way.

Meanings

1 B1 neutral

To save money regularly for future use.

"She puts aside a little money every month for her children's education."

Grammar: separable
2 B1 idiomatic neutral

To temporarily stop thinking about or dealing with a feeling, problem, or disagreement.

"The two rivals had to put aside their differences and work together to win the contract."

Grammar: separable
3 B1 neutral

To reserve or keep something for a particular person or purpose.

"The librarian put aside the new arrival for her favourite regular customer."

Grammar: separable
Usage notes

Two very distinct uses: financial (saving money) and emotional/cognitive (ignoring a feeling or problem temporarily). Both are very common. The emotional sense often appears in phrases like 'put aside their differences.'

Commonly used with

money differences feelings time work disagreements

Forms

Base
put aside
I/you/we/they
3rd person
puts aside
he/she/it
Past simple
put aside
yesterday
Past participle
put aside
have + pp
-ing form
putting aside
continuous

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