put through

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put through

verb puts through · putting through · put through

idiomatic To connect (a telephone caller) with the callee. Please hold the line a moment while I put you through to the sales office.
idiomatic to cause to endure After all the grief my wife has put me through, I wonder why I'm still with her.
UK, transitive To smash (e.g. a window) so as to create an opening. Playing football brought people together – we’d play against any brick wall, on any kerb, or see if we could put the window through in the art department.
transitive To pass the ball to (someone) giving them a one-on-one scoring opportunity. Friedel again had to save as he parried a Patrice Evra shot before gathering the ball after the left-back had been put through by Ryan Giggs.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, through.

noun put throughs

A transaction by a broker outside the stock exchange, bringing a buyer and seller together.

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verb to connect (telephoning)

Español	poner con
한국어	바꿔주다 bakkwo-juda
日本語	繋ぐ tsunagu
中文	接通 jiētōng
Português	passar, transferir
Français	passer
Deutsch	verbinden, durchstellen
Русский	соединя́ть sojedinjátʹ, соедини́ть sojedinítʹ

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@misc{put_through_2026,
  title = {put through},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/put%20through},
  urldate = {2026-11-05}
}