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sejpdw
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 Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 2:19 am Post subject: put on |
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"Nine months ago, I had surgery and was put on pain medication."
In this sentence, what's the meaning of "was put on"?
Is "put on" used as a kind of phrasal verb? |
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Mister Micawber
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 5:17 am Post subject: |
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Here, 'was put on' means was given a prescription for and counseled to take' (a medicine). If the patient is not really conscious or mobile, 'put on' means 'administered' the medicine (e.g. by the nurses).
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