Expressions used in Everyday Spoken English in Social and Professional contexts
put forth
put forth
1) suggest/state something, give (effort)
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- put forth plans/effort
- AnalysisTo 'put forth' something usually means to suggest it. You can put forth a plan or a proposal for example. When you're talking about plants growing you can say a plant or tree 'put forth' leaves, shoots or buds. If you publish or circulate something you can say you put forth a publication. This is a phrasal verb more suited to formal speaking or writing.
- Social Examples (Advance)
- The coach felt that his star player was capable of putting forth a lot more effort in training than he had been doing, and told him that he needed to liven up.
- After thinking it over carefully, she put forth her solution to the mathematical problem.
- Professional Examples (Basic)
- The government put forth a number of plans for dealing with London's traffic problems. They felt that the issue required a multi-pronged approach.
- I have put forth what I think is a strong candidate for the role.
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