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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

put aside en · VERB

Meanings

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, aside.
  2. (transitive) To save or keep (something) to be used at a later time.
    • I try to put a few dollars aside each week, just in case I need money in an emergency.
  3. (transitive) To ignore or intentionally disregard (something), temporarily or permanently, so that more important things can occupy one's attention.
    • Stanmore: Plans to provide step-free access to the Jubilee Line station have been put aside, after the housing development on the car park that would have paid for it was withdrawn. 2022 June 29, Howard Johnston, “Regional News: London”, in RAIL, number 960, page 29:
    • Let's put our differences aside for the moment, and get this project finished.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
put aside Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
put aside Tense=Past lexicographic
putting aside Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
puts aside Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Coordinates

store · put by · store up · lay in · save · store away · lay away · lay aside · lay up · put away · lay by

Synonyms

snudge (save money) · bank (save money) · stash (save money) · dissemble (intentionally disregard) · squirrel away (save money) · cache (save money) · take no notice of

Translations (30)

nl opzijleggen (save money) · hu ad acta tesz (ignore or intentionally disregard) · eo formeti (ignore or intentionally disregard) · hu elsüllyeszt (ignore or intentionally disregard) · it mettere via (save money) · pl odkładać (save money) · hu gyűjt (save money) · az qırağa atmaq (save money) · it mettere da parte (ignore or intentionally disregard) · it risparmiare (save money) · bg скътвам (save money) · de beiseitelegen (save money) · it soprassedere (ignore or intentionally disregard) · ms ketepikan (save money) · az saldırmaq (save money) · it mettere da parte (save money) · az dala atmaq (save money) · es dejar de lado (ignore or intentionally disregard) · hu félretesz (save money) · it accantonare (ignore or intentionally disregard) · hu elrak (ignore or intentionally disregard) · hu tartalékol (save money) · hu félretesz (ignore or intentionally disregard) · pl abstrahować (ignore or intentionally disregard) · la sēpōnō (ignore or intentionally disregard) · bg спестявам (save money) · hu eltesz (ignore or intentionally disregard) · mi tīkape (ignore or intentionally disregard) · pl odłożyć (save money) · hu megtakarít (save money)