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put something on

start playing a recording

To put music or another recording on means to start playing it.

B1 very common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

What should we listen to?

Put that playlist on.

Play the conversation

Can you put some music on while we cook?

The mistake everyone makes

Not: Let's put on the music on.

Say: Let's put the music on.

When the object follows “put on,” do not repeat “on” after the object.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

put some music on; put a song on; put it on

Your turn: say it out loud

Can you put some music on while we cook?

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

put something on

start playing a recording

“Can you put some music on while we cook?”

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