put forth

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Verb

put forth (third-person singular simple present puts forth, present participle putting forth, simple past and past participle put forth)

1. (transitive) To give or supply; to make or create (implies trying or striving).

   to put forth an effort

2. (transitive) To extend forward (a body part or something held).
3. (transitive) To advance, offer, propose (often verbally).
4. (transitive, obsolete) To send (someone) out, remove (someone) from a place.
5. (transitive) To emit, send out, give off (light, odour, etc.).
6. (transitive, intransitive) To grow, shoot, bud, or germinate.
7. (transitive, intransitive) (of a ship) To leave (a port or haven).

Related terms

• put forward
• put out
• put up

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