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а) вставлять, всовывать; Put your hand in and see what`s in the box. б) сажать, высаживать; You ought to put potatoes in there. в) подавать (заявление, жалобу и т. п.); I`ll put in a claim for damages, if you will put in your special request. г) вводить (в действие); to put in the attack предпринять наступление; д) включать, добавлять; Tom decided to put in a new character, to make the story seem more likely. е) прерывать разговор, вставлять (слова) в разговор; "But wait," Jane put in, "I haven`t finished my story." ж) напрягать (силы), прилагать усилия; It`s worth putting in a lot of effort, in order to improve your English. If you put more effort in your work, you`d see better results. з) (collective noun собирательное имя существительное) проводить время (за каким-л. делом); I put in two hours on my English studies every day. и) ставить, назначать на должность; The new owners put a man in to look after the building at night. The captain hopes to be put in command of a bigger ship. к) устанавливать аппаратуру; How much does it cost to put in central heating? л) выдвинуть свою кандидатуру, претендовать (for); Have you put yourself in for the competition? м) выбрать (кандидата или партию); Put our party in and we will make this country fit to live in. н) (nautical морской; мореходный) заходить в порт; вставать на рейде; The ship has just put in (to the harbour). о) входить; появляться; If your opponent in this case does not put in an appearance, you will win. I don`t really want to go to the party, but I`d better put in an appearance, if only for a short time.