put forth

Related to put forth: give rise, defer to, put forward, interfere with

put forth

1. To exert, assert, or expend something, especially effort. A noun or pronoun can be used between "put" and "forth." They played competently, but they just didn't put forth enough effort to win. If you don't put your best effort forth, there's no way they'll consider you for the job.
2. To offer or propose something for consideration. A noun or pronoun can be used between "put" and "forth." The newly elected mayor has put forth a number of plans for dealing with the housing crisis in the city. I want each of you to put three new ideas forth by the end of every week.
See also: forth, put
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

put (something) forth

to exert effort. You are going to have to put more effort forth if you want to succeed. You need to put forth. You are not carrying your load.
See also: forth, put
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

put forth

1. Grow, as in This bush puts forth new shoots each spring. [First half of 1500s]
2. Bring to bear, exert, as in We'll have to put forth a great deal more effort. [c. 1400]
3. Also, set forth. Offer for consideration, as in She put forth at least three new ideas. [Mid-1300s]
4. Bring to notice, publish, as in The appendix puts forth a fresh analysis of events. [Mid-1500s]
5. See set forth.
See also: forth, put
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

put forth

v.
1. To propose something; offer something for consideration: Who first put forth the idea that the Earth is round rather than flat? At the hearing, the lawyer put it forth that the witnesses were all lying.
2. To exert something: I wish you would put forth more effort at school.
3. To grow some new part, such as leaves, roots, or shoots. Used of plants: The bulb will put forth a shoot if you water it every day.
See also: forth, put
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • load in
  • involve with
  • involve with (someone or something)
  • involved with
  • arrange for
  • arrange for some time
  • arrange some music for
  • back into
  • back into (someone or something)
  • add in
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Instead, he encourages parents to teach discernment, which "leads to critical thinking based on clearly defined criteria." He suggests parents use scriptural principles, such as those expressed by Saint Paul when writing to the Philippians: "[Y]our thoughts should be wholly directed to all that is true, all that deserves respect, all that is honest, pure, admirable, decent, virtuous, or worthy of praise" (Philippians 4:8), to dissect the hollow philosophies put forth by pop culture.
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History Makers does not put forth such naive beliefs as to claim that prayer alone allows for earthshaking events such as the capture of Saddam Hussein, but it does stress the positive repercussions prayer can bring on all walks of human life, culminating in what can only be described as a translation "from censer to scepter".
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Dmitri Mendeleev, inventor of the Periodic Table of Elements, put forth the idea in 1877, and many Russian scientists advocated a similar theory throughout the 20th century.--A.
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I don't know what Robert La Follette would say if he were alive today, but I imagine he is turning in his grave at the thought that the best advice the magazine he founded can put forth is to take what Kerry offers because it's the best progressives can hope for.
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Last spring, Environmental Defense lobbied the White House to put forth the most recent eagle &listing proposal.
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He adds that many states also allow the fines to bc used as a fill material, and that the CMRA will put forth best management practices for that practice, as well.
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