put on
To dress yourself or start something playing; also to act as if you feel something you don't really feel.
Meanings
To dress oneself in a piece of clothing or accessory.
"Put on your jacket — it's freezing outside."
To start playing music, a film, or a recording device.
"He put on some jazz while we cooked dinner."
To organize or stage a performance, event, or show.
"The drama club put on an incredible production of Hamlet last year."
To pretend or fake an emotion, accent, or manner of behaving.
"She's not really hurt — she's just putting it on to get attention."
To gain weight.
"I always put on a few kilos over the Christmas holidays."
Extremely common and versatile. Separable: 'put on your coat' or 'put your coat on.' In the pretending sense, 'she's putting it on' is very common in British English. Also used for gaining weight: 'put on weight.'
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