put up

[UM Chakma]

Hi there,
"Put up" is a phrasal verb, which means "to stay somewhere for the night", of course "put up" has a lot more meanings. However, what would be the single word for "put up" ? Is it "reside" ?

We can use "put up" for colloquial English but for formal English we (I think) most of the time do not use phrasal verb. That is why I actually want to know a single and formal word of some phrasal words like "put up".

[bhaisahab]

"stay"; "lodge"

[UM Chakma]

"stay"; "lodge"

Thanks a lot. One more question Bhaisahab; we use phrasal verbs for colloquial English and single verbs (which are not phrasal verbs) for written English, am I right? Is it more natural when we use phrasal verbs in speaking situations? Or do you think whichever type of verb we can use wherever?

[MikeNewYork]

We can use phrasal verb in either speech or writing. Some are slang and they should be reserved for colloquial use.