put to
Third Person
puts to
Present Participle
putting to
Past Tense
put to
Past Participle
put to
1
to present a plan or offer to someone for consideration
transitive
- I'll put the idea to the board at our next meeting.
- We're going to put the new strategy to the team for feedback.
- She put a partnership proposal to her competitor, surprising everyone.
- Before making any decisions, we should put all options to the stakeholders.
- The community leaders put the revised plan to the residents for a vote.
2
to cause inconvenience or problems for someone
- I don't want to put you to any trouble, but could you help me with this?
- He put his family to great expense with his extravagant requests.
- I hope my late arrival didn't put you to any inconvenience.
- She was put to a lot of stress because of the unexpected guests.
- Let me carry that; I wouldn't want to put you to extra effort.