put aside
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Definition
Verb (transitive): 1. To save or reserve for future use: To set something, especially money or resources, to be used at a later time. 2. To stop using or thinking about something temporarily: To disregard, ignore, or stop focusing on a feeling, thought, or activity for a period.
Usage and Examples
- Meaning 1 (To save/reserve):
- She puts aside a small amount of money every month for her vacation.
- We should put aside some extra water in case of an emergency.
- Meaning 2 (To stop considering temporarily):
- Let's put aside our differences and work together on this project.
- He decided to put aside his worries and enjoy the party.
Advanced Usage
- "To put aside time": To deliberately reserve a period for a specific purpose.
- I need to put aside a few hours this weekend to study.
Variants and Related Words
- Put away (verb): Often used synonymously with "put aside" in the sense of saving or storing. It can also mean to consume food or drink, or to incarcerate someone.
- She put away her savings for a new car. (save)
- He can put away an entire pizza by himself. (consume)
- Set aside (verb): A very close synonym, often used in formal or legal contexts.
- The court set aside the previous ruling.
Synonyms
- Save (for future use)
- Reserve (for future use)
- Set aside (to save or disregard)
- Disregard (to stop considering)
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Put away: To place something in its proper storage place; to save money.
- Please put away your toys when you're finished.
- Set aside: To reserve something or to officially annul something.
- They set aside a room for meetings.
Related Idioms
- Put it on the back burner: To delay working on something, similar to putting a plan or project aside.
- We've had to put the expansion plans on the back burner for now.
Verb
- turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily
- it's time for you to put away childish things
- stop using
- the children were told to put away their toys
- the students put away their notebooks