i this is Tutor Nick P and this is Verb Phrase 189. The verb phrase today is put
up. Okay. It's a common verb phrase. So we have seven meanings today and of course
we'll give one example for each meaning and use. All right. Here's the first one. If
someone puts up money for something he or she supplies money that is necessary
for something or for a purpose or for a goal.
Let's look at the first example. That donor put up ten thousand US dollars to
help support that organization. So he put up money for the organization. He
basically donated it to it. He supplied that money. Okay. Let's look at number two.
This is very common. To put up a sign. To put up a poster. We see people do this
all the time. Or maybe, maybe somebody put up a sign that of a lost dog or you know,
just in an office you could, you could put up a memo or something like that.
So let's look here. My teenage son put up a lot of posters to decorate his room.
Sure very, very common. Teenagers do that all the time. All right. Number three here.
To cause the cost or the expense of something to increase. So you know, often
stores or companies may put up prices. All right. Let's look at the example. The
depreciation of that currency. Yeah. So if the currency depreciates, it starts to
devalue it goes down. The depreciation of that currency caused companies to put up
prices if you're in a country and your currency is depreciating. The raw
materials will cost more that if you had to produce something. So therefore to
stay in business, you have no choice. You might have to put up your prices.
Basically meaning increase your prices. All right. Number four. Here to erect a
building , structure, statue, wall , tent, etc. Okay. So we say here ...you know , remember if
you erect something means you build it especially straight upwards. That city
put up a statue in honor of that politician. So this is one with a statue.
All right. Number five. If a political party puts up a candidate, that candidate
will take part in an election. So they you know, finally decided it. Well, he
or she is going to be the candidate. Okay. And here's the example. That political
party has not decided yet. So far they have not put up a candidate . Okay.
Or number six here. If someone puts up a person he or she allows them to stay
at their home or offers accommodation for a period of time. Yeah. You can put
somebody else up in another place too. Like you can put somebody up in a hotel, if you paid
for their hotel. So if you pay for their hotel. You put them up in the hotel. But
you can put them up in your house or your home as well. Okay. And number seven
here. If someone puts up resistance or a fight it means he or she resists or
fights something. So they don't give up. They don't quit very easily. All right. So
let's take a look at the note here. Don't expect them to just fold or just
you know give up. They are going to put up a lot of resistance. Yeah. They won't
quit that easily. Okay. Anyway, I hope you got it I hope. I hope it's clear. I hope you
learned some new definitions of put up. Like I say. When I do these very often
you may have some , but you probably don't know them all. Okay. Anyway I hope you got
it. Thank you for your time. Bye-bye.