[Phrasal Verb] PUT UP - Discover Tips to Tolerate and Accommodate Better!

To provide lodging or to tolerate.

When you "put up" someone, you’re providing them a place to stay temporarily. If your cousin stays with you for a week during her visit, you’re putting her up. Alternatively, this phrasal verb can also mean to tolerate. If you put up with loud neighbors, it means you tolerate them.

Example Sentences

1. They put up a tent in the backyard.

   They erected a tent in the backyard.

2. He put up a strong fight in the competition.

   He fought fiercely in the competition.

3. The kids put up a lemonade stand on the corner.

   The children set up a lemonade stand on the corner.