is ponte a verb?
Can you say "ponte" alone as a verb?
Does "ponte have more than one meaning?
Gracias! 
4 Answers
Hi Merlina, and Welcome to the forum! 
"Ponte" is an inflected form of the pronominal "ponerse."
It is conjugated in the second person singular ("tú form) of the imperative mood, that is, the mood used to express requests, commands or instructions.
Can you say "ponte" alone as a verb?
I'm not sure if I understand your question correctly, but off hand, I can't think of any context where the expression "ponte" would be able to stand alone without being accompanied by some modifier such as an adverb, adjective or noun phrase to complete its meaning. For example:
?Ponte en mi lugar ? Put yourself in my place
?Ponte a bien con Dios ? Put yourself in harmony/in accord with God
?Ponte de pie ? Get (Put yourself) on your feet
?Ponte bien pronto ? Get well soon.
?Ponte la ropa ? Put on your clothes.
Does "ponte have more than one meaning?
There are probably at least a few differences in terms of how the verb might translate in various contexts and expressions, (such as "get" or "put yourself" illustrated above), but I'm not sure whether this characterizes an actual difference in meaning or whether it simply represents a quirk in usage.
Interestingly, the Spanish verb poner shares a common Latin root (ponere) with the English word "position," a fact which might be of use in understanding the core semantic value that is generally attached to the verb. Often, the verb "poner" is used to comment on, or rather, describe the initiation or cause of a change in a person or object's position (or disposition) whether literal or figurative.
In many cases, the idea of "position" may seem absent from certain expressions. For example, the expression "Pon la mesa" can be translated to English as "Set the table." At first blush, it could be difficult to intuit how these expressions might be related to position; however, when the expression's core meaning is examined more carefully, the idea of "position" might become more obvious:
?Pon la mesa ? Pon los platos en la mesa.
?Set the table ? Set the dishes on the table (i.e. in their appropriate places/positions)
In other expressions dealing with ones appearance or emotional or physical state, such a link might be even more difficult to discern
?Se puso colorado/rojo ? He became red with embarrassment/blushed from embarrassment
?Se puso enojado ? He became angry
?Se puso bien ? He got better (from an illness)
But even these could probably be viewed in terms of a person's disposition or in terms of what position they may find themselves in emotionally or physically.
In any case, despite this core value, the word "poner," as you may have already realized, does indeed take on different shades of meaning depending on context, and translation from one language to the next is often influenced heavily by the degree to which a particular expression enjoys common usage in the target language.
Sorry, Tosh, I have to disagree. All verbs in their infinitive form end in -ar, -er, or -ir, but verbs that are conjugated, such as the one Merlina is asking about, are still verbs.
In this case, the verb poner. Pónte en mi lugar. (put yourself in my place) Pónte de pie (stand up)
Anyway, just my little answer!
It is the imperative tu form of poner. Put (it) there (you) or get dressed. Ponte tu camisa.
All Spanish verbs end in -ar, -er, or -ir.
So, no.
