put aside
SeparableThe object can go before or after the particle — but a pronoun MUST go in the middle: “clean it up”, never “clean up it”.
How to say it
Stress the particle, not the verb: put ASIDE. Saying “PUT aside” is the clearest learner tell — the verb stays light and the particle carries the beat.
The /t/ flaps. Between vowels, American /t/ and /d/ both become a quick tap, so “put aside” comes out as “pu-daside” — closer to a fast D than a T. Drop a pronoun in the middle and it flaps twice: “put it aside” → “pu-di-daside”.
2 meanings
- 1
To save something, especially money, for later.
- “She puts aside a little from every paycheck.”
Similar: save, set aside
- 2
To temporarily ignore a difference or a feeling.
- “Let's put aside our disagreement and finish the job.”
Similar: disregard, shelve