Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To ascribe; to assume to be the cause of a situation.

    I put the high crime rate down to the high unemployment.

Examples

674 sentences

  1. Tom put off going to Boston.

    Том відклав подорож до Бостона. — Ahha

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  2. Can you put the children to bed?

    Можеш укласти дітей у ліжко? — aandrusiak

    ruМожешь уложить детей спать? — elsteris

    deKannst du die Kinder ins Bett bringen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. Tom is going to put his dog to sleep.

    Том усипить свого собаку. — deniko

    ruТом собирается усыпить свою собаку. — marafon

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  4. Why did you have your dog put to sleep?

    Чому ти усипила свого собаку? — deniko

    ruПочему ты усыпил свою собаку? — marafon

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  5. Tom is the one who puts the children to bed.

    Саме Том укладає дітей спати. — deniko

    ruСпать детей укладывает Том. — marafon

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Translations

1 languages

Forms

puts down to, putting down to, put down to, put down to
Base formput down to · to put down to
3rd person singularputs down to
Present participleputting down to
Past simpleput down to
Past participleput down to

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyput down to
he, she, itputs down to

Past simpleLesson

all personsput down to

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave put down to
he, she, ithas put down to

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill put down to

Synonyms

11 synonyms
attributeB2attachB1chargeB1drawA1layB1reposeC2chalk up toimputeaccreditascribe

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
pussyfootpustuleputA1putativeputridputt
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