put aside

verb — 3 senses

put aside

verb
1

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, aside.

2

To save or keep (something) to be used at a later time.

  • I try to put a few dollars aside each week, just in case I need money in an emergency.
3

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.
  • Stanmore: Plans to provide step-free access to the Jubilee Line station have been put aside, after the housing development on the car park that would have paid for it was withdrawn.2022 June 29, Howard Johnston, “Regional News: London”, in RAIL, number 960, page 29:
Synonyms
bank, cache, snudge, squirrel away, stash, dissemble, take no notice of

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