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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

put on

"Wedlock suits you," he remarked. "I think, Watson, that you have put on seven and a half pounds since I saw you."

What does the `put on' mean here?
  

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It means "you have gained weight" -- you weigh seven and a half pounds more than you did the last time I saw you.

  • It means "you have gained weight" -- you weigh seven and a half pounds more than you did the last time I saw you.
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It means "you have gained weight" -- you weigh seven and a half pounds more than you did the last time I saw you.

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