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put in with

C1 informal inseparable intransitive
In simple words

To add your share or join in with a group of people doing something together.

Literal meaning: To place something inside together with others — suggesting combining resources.

Meanings

1 C1 idiomatic informal

To contribute money or resources as part of a group.

"Everyone in the office put in with a few dollars to buy flowers for the manager's farewell."

Grammar: inseparable
2 C1 idiomatic informal

To align oneself or join forces with a person or group.

"She decided to put in with the smaller political party rather than the dominant one."

Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes

Chiefly used in informal British and American English. Often appears in contexts of pooling money, effort, or resources. Rarely encountered in formal writing.

Commonly used with

money effort group others share contribution

Forms

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

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Synonyms

chip in with join in with throw in with contribute to pool with

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