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put on

put on meaning

->to cover a part of your body with a piece of clothing or jewelry, to dress yourself in (clothing) Example: She put on her coat and went out. He put on his glasses and began to read. I put my gloves on inside out by mistake. Put your hat on. It’s sunny outside. Put on your […]

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take off

take off meaning 2

[fusion_text]-> take off (something) or take (something) off: remove it ( usually said of clothes) ->  the moment when an airplane, helicopter, etc., leaves the ground and begins to fly.   Example: Take off your glasses, please! Why don’t you take your coat off? We are supposed to take off our shoes at the entrance. […]

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give up

give up

  “Give up” is a very common phrasal verb in English. When you say you “give up doing something”, it means that you quit or stop trying to do it. When you say you give up on something, you stop trying to do or achieve it.   Example: She advised me to give up smoking. It’s hard […]

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