put aside
English
Verb
put aside (third-person singular simple present puts aside, present participle putting aside, simple past and past participle put aside)
- (transitive) To save (money).
- I try to put a few dollars aside each week, just in case I need money in an emergency.
- (transitive) To ignore or intentionally disregard (something), temporarily or permanently, so that more important things can occupy one's attention.
- Let's put our differences aside for the moment, and get this project finished.
Synonyms
- (save money): bank, cache, snudge, squirrel away, stash
- (intentionally disregard): dissemble, take no notice of; see also Thesaurus:ignore
Translations
save money
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ignore or intentionally disregard
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