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Collocation

put clothes on

verb + noun + particle verb + noun + particle

to dress yourself; to wear clothes by placing them on your body

put clothes on: to dress yourself; to wear clothes by placing them on your body

Definition

'put clothes on' is a common English collocation. to dress yourself; to wear clothes by placing them on your body

put + clothes + on

“It’s cold outside, so put clothes on before you go.”

Examples

  • Please put clothes on before you answer the door.
  • I always put clothes on right after I wake up.
  • He put clothes on quickly and ran outside.
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  • She put clothes on the baby after the bath.
  • We told the kids to put clothes on because it was getting cold.
  • After the swim, they put clothes on and went for lunch.
  • I had to put clothes on in the dark so I wouldn’t wake my roommate.
  • By the time the taxi arrived, he had already put clothes on and packed his bag.
  • If you put clothes on too fast, you might end up wearing your shirt inside out.