put sth forward
— phrasal verb with put uk/pʊt/us/pʊt/verb present participle putting, past tense and past participle put
UK to change a clock or watch to make it show a later time, especially an hour later:
Most European countries put the clocks forward in the spring.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Adapting and modifying
- acclimate
- acclimatize
- accommodate
- acculturate
- acculturation
- adjustment
- amendment
- beat
- chameleon
- change with/keep up with/move with the times idiom
- configure
- doctor
- liberty
- native
- put sth back
- readjust
- ring
- ring the changes (on) idiom
- supple
- tailored
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