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Jackson6612 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
A person who puts on or sponsors an entertainment
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What does "put on" mean in the context below? I think the #4 sense of "put on" fits here but "produce" means to fund something while "perform" suggests performing in some play etc. Please help me. Thanks.
impresario
1 : the promoter, manager, or conductor of an opera or concert company
2 : a person who puts on or sponsors an entertainment (as a television show or sports event)
3 : MANAGER, DIRECTOR
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
put on
1 a : to dress oneself in : DON b : to make part of one's appearance or behavior c : FEIGN put a saintly manner on
2 : to cause to act or operate : APPLY put on more speed
3 a : ADD put on weight b : EXAGGERATE, OVERSTATE
4 : PERFORM, PRODUCE put on a play
5 a : to mislead deliberately especially for amusement the interviewerTmust be put down * or possibly, put on — Melvin Maddocks* b : KID 1 *you're putting me on
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
What does "put on" mean in the context below? I think the #4 sense of "put on" fits here but "produce" means to fund something while "perform" suggests performing in some play etc. Please help me. Thanks.
impresario
1 : the promoter, manager, or conductor of an opera or concert company
2 : a person who puts on or sponsors an entertainment (as a television show or sports event)
3 : MANAGER, DIRECTOR
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
put on
1 a : to dress oneself in : DON b : to make part of one's appearance or behavior c : FEIGN put a saintly manner on
2 : to cause to act or operate : APPLY put on more speed
3 a : ADD put on weight b : EXAGGERATE, OVERSTATE
4 : PERFORM, PRODUCE put on a play
5 a : to mislead deliberately especially for amusement the interviewerTmust be put down * or possibly, put on — Melvin Maddocks* b : KID 1 *you're putting me on
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
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Jackson6612 What does "put on" mean in the context below? produce. The impressario does not perform.
- Jackson6612 What does "put on" mean in the context below?
- produce.
- The impressario does not perform.
- CJ
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Jackson6612What does "put on" mean in the context below?produce. The impressario does not perform.
CJ
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2 : a person who puts on or sponsors an entertainment (as a television show or sports event)
CalifJimSJackson6612What does "put on" mean in the context below?produce. The impressario does not perform.
CJ
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Jackson6612How do we know that impressario never performs?Because we know what an impressario does.
Jackson6612The definition does not say any such thing.The definition of "cat" doesn't say it likes to eat fish either.
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