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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

put off /put out

0 "John seems a bit put [ off / out ]."02br
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00 In which case is John feel more uncomfortable and angry, 'put off' or 'put out'?02br
00 I guess he is more uncomfortable and angry when I say 'put out'.02br
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0 They mean different things. Put out means that you are a little upset or offended. Put off means that you have changed your mind about doing something.

  • 0 They mean different things.
  • Put out means that you are a little upset or offended.
  • Put off means that you have changed your mind about doing something.
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0 They mean different things. Put out means that you are a little upset or offended. Put off means that you have changed your mind about doing something. 0-
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0 01b00put out02b00 :upset, or annoyed. 01b00put off02b00 : 01u00cause02u00 to feel dislike or lose enthusiasm 0-
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0Hi Doll,02br
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00It can be active: the thing that causes you to change your mind ("The smell of the drains put me off eating in that cafe"); or it can be used to describe your change of mind ("I was put off by the food caught in his beard.").0-
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0 Thanks , LRR. 0-

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