# poner
## Asturian
### Etymology

From Latin pōnere.

### Verb

poner
* to put

#### Conjugation
## Interlingua
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /poˈner/

### Verb

poner
* to put

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | poner | poner |
| participle | participle | present | perfect |
| participle | participle | ponente | ponite |
| active | | simple | perfect |
| active | present | pone | ha ponite |
| active | past | poneva | habeva ponite |
| active | future | ponera | habera ponite |
| active | conditional | ponerea | haberea ponite |
| active | imperative | pone | |
| passive | | simple | perfect |
| passive | present | es ponite | ha essite ponite |
| passive | past | esseva ponite | habeva essite ponite |
| passive | future | essera ponite | habera essite ponite |
| passive | conditional | esserea ponite | haberea essite ponite |
| passive | imperative | sia ponite | |

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin pōnere (whence English post and position), from Proto-Italic *pozinō. Compare Portuguese pôr and Romanian pune.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /poˈneɾ/ [poˈneɾ]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -eɾ
* Syllabification: po‧ner

### Verb

poner (first-person singular present pongo, first-person singular preterite puse, past participle puesto)
* (transitive, reflexive or non-reflexive) to put, to put up, to place, to lay
    Synonyms: colocar, meter
    Antonym: quitar
    Pon eso en su lugar.Put that in its place.
    Pongamos el plan a la espera por ahora.Let's put the plan on hold for now.
    Puse un anuncio en Craigslist.I put up an ad on Craigslist.
* (transitive) to set, to set up (e.g. set an alarm, set up chairs)
    Voy a poner la mesaI'm going to set the table.
* (transitive) to put on (e.g. put on a smile, a happy face, a brave face; put on a pot of coffee, put something on display)
* (transitive) to choose, to designate (for a job, charge or responsibility)
    Antonyms: quitar, deponer
* (transitive) to make (e.g. make somebody nervous, jealous, sad, emotional, uncomfortable)
    Basta. Me estás poniendo nerviosa.Stop. You're making me nervous.
* (transitive) to make, to give (in certain phrases; e.g. to make available, give an injection, to give effect)
    No pongas excusas.Don't make excuses.
    Permítanme poner un ejemplo.Let me give an example.
* (transitive) to say, to read (statement: indicate in written form)
    Synonym: decir
    El letrero pone que está prohibido fumar.The sign says smoking is not allowed.
* (transitive) to name, to give a nickname
    Synonyms: nombrar, bautizar, apodar
    Le voy a poner Rodrigo.I will name him Rodrigo.
* (transitive) to bring (e.g. to bring online, to bring order to, to bring up to speed or date, to bring to light)
* (transitive) to lay (e.g. to lay eggs, lay the foundation or groundwork)
* (transitive) to turn, to turn on (e.g. to turn the other cheek, turn on music, to turn upside-down)
    Mi ex-esposa manipuladora puso a mis propios amigos en mi contra.My manipulative ex-wife turned my own friends against me.
* (transitive) to get (in certain phrases)
    Necesitamos ponerlos de nuestra parte.We need to get them on our side.
    ¿No arranca su coche? En unos minutos, puedo ponerlo en marcha, sin problemas.Your car won't start? In a few minutes, I can get it running, no problem.
* (transitive) to call (in certain phrases; e.g. to call into question, call into doubt, call somebody's bluff)
* (transitive) to pay (attention)
* (transitive) to draw (e.g. to draw a line or set up a boundary)
* (transitive) to plant, to set up (e.g. plant one's feet, plant a bomb, set up explosives, plant a bug, set up a camera, plant a weapon)
* (slang, transitive) to contribute; to bring
    Synonyms: contribuir con, cooperar con, aportar, mocharse con
    Antonyms: quitar, retirar, negar
    Carlos pone la casa, yo pongo los refrescos.Carlos contributes his house, I contribute beverages.
* (electronics) to play
    Ya se puso la canción en el radio dos veces.The song already played on the radio twice.
    Si Pedro pone la música demasiado fuerte, se va a quedar sordo.If Pedro plays music too loud, he will end up deaf.
* (Spain, colloquial, transitive) to turn on, make horny
    Me pones mucho.You really turn me on.
* (reflexive) to put on, to don, to change into (clothing, shoes, accoutrements)
    Me puse las gafas.I put on my glasses.
* (reflexive) to get
    ¡Ponte pillo! / ¡Ponte listo!Get clever!
    ¡Ponte de rodillas!Get on your knees!
    No me gusta ponerme en frente de la cámara.I don't like getting in front of the camera.
* (reflexive) (of a heavenly body) to set (i.e., to sink beneath the horizon)
    Synonym: meter
    Antonym: salir
    ¿A qué hora se pone el sol?What time does the sun set?
* (reflexive) to become, to get ("become" is used in reference to entering into a physical or emotional state) (e.g. become anxious, fashionable, naughty, nervous, offensive, pale, sad, serious, stern, tense, ugly, violent, weird, etc.)
    Synonyms: hacerse, volverse, convertirse
    Se pone agresiva cuando alguien la toca.She gets aggressive when anyone touches her.
    Se puso muy enfermo después de comerse la comida descompuesta.He got very sick after eating the rotten food.
    El jamón se puso seco.The ham turned dry.
    Ponte guapa para la fiesta.Smarten up for the party.
* (reflexive) to start doing something, to begin, to get down to (+ a + infinitive)
    Se sentaron a la mesa y se pusieron a hablar en voz alta.They sat down at the table and started talking loudly.
    Por lo tanto, es hora de ponernos a trabajar.So, it's time for us to get down to work.
    Se puso a decirnos de las cosas que había visto.He began telling us about the things he had seen.
    Me pondré con ello inmediatamente.I'll get on it right away.
* (reflexive) to put oneself
    No te pongas en peligro.Do not put yourself in harm's way.

#### Usage notes

* ponerse in the sense of to become is used to indicate changes in physical condition, appearance, or mood (voluntary or involuntary) which are usually short-lived.
* The form of ponerse a is followed by an infinitive verb form.

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

#### Derived terms

* a rey muerto, rey puesto
* de quita y pon
* donde pongo el ojo pongo la bala
* poner a caer de un burro
* poner a caldo
* poner a contribución
* poner a los pies de los caballos
* poner a masa
* poner a parir
* poner a pleito
* poner a precio
* poner a prueba
* poner a saco
* poner a tierra
* poner al día (“to update, to bring up to date”)
* poner al tanto
* poner alguien en su sitio
* poner atención
* poner coto
* poner de los nervios
* poner de manifiesto
* poner de patitas en la calle
* poner de relieve
* poner de vuelta y media
* poner el acento
* poner el atajo
* poner el broche de oro
* poner el cuerpo
* poner el dedo
* poner el dedo en la llaga
* poner el gorro
* poner el grito en el cielo
* poner el hombro
* poner en balanza
* poner en claro
* poner en cobro
* poner en cuentos
* poner en ejecución
* poner en evidencia
* poner en fianza
* poner en hora
* poner en juicio
* poner en la calle
* poner en marcha
* poner en olvido
* poner en órbita
* poner en peligro
* poner en práctica
* poner en razón
* poner en ridículo
* poner en solfa
* poner en tela de juicio
* poner la mente
* poner la mira en
* poner la pelota en juego
* poner la proa
* poner la torta
* poner las manos en la masa
* poner lástima
* poner los cachos
* poner los cuernos
* poner los medios
* poner los ojos en blanco
* poner los pies en polvorosa
* poner los puntos
* poner los puntos sobre las íes
* poner mala voz
* poner mano en
* poner mirando pa' Cuenca
* poner pingando
* poner por caso
* poner por encima
* poner por las nubes
* poner sitio
* poner toda la carne en el asador
* poner verde
* ponerle el cascabel al gato
* ponerle queso
* ponerse al corriente
* ponerse al día (“to catch up on”)
* ponerse de onda
* ponerse de pie
* ponerse el mundo por montera
* ponerse el saco
* ponerse en arma
* ponerse en camino
* ponerse en contacto con (“to contact, to get in touch with”)
* ponerse en cura
* ponerse fecha
* ponerse las botas
* ponerse las pilas
* ponerse palote
* ponible
* sin quitar ni poner
* todo es ponerse

#### Related terms

* anteponer
* aponer
* componer
* deponer
* descomponer
* disponer
* exponer
* imponer
* indisponer
* indispuesto
* interponer
* oponer
* poniente
* posición
* posicionar
* posponer
* postón
* postura
* proponer
* puesta
* puesto
* reponer
* sobreponer
* superponer
* suponer

### See also

* ponerle
* ponerse

### Further reading

* “poner”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
* “poner”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
* DiPerú | Diccionario de peruanismos en línea