Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.
put sth down — UK US put sth down Phrasal Verb with put({{}}/pʊt/ verb (putting, put, put) ► to pay part of the cost of something and promise to pay the rest later: »We will give a €30 gift card to customers who put down a deposit on a new TV. ► UK (US bring… … Financial and business terms
ˈput sth ˌdown to sth — phrasal verb to think that something happened for a particular reason I put his bad mood down to tiredness.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
put something down to something — ˈput sth down to sth derived to consider that sth is caused by sth Syn: ↑attribute • What do you put her success down to? Main entry: ↑putderived … Useful english dictionary
put something down to experience — put sth down to exˈperience idiom (also chalk sth up to exˈperience) used to say that sb should think of a failure as being sth that they can learn from • We lost a lot of money, but we just put it down to experience. Main entry: ↑ex … Useful english dictionary
put somebody down for something — ˌput sb ˈdown for sth derived to put sb s name on a list, etc. for sth • Put me down for three tickets for Saturday. • They ve put their son down for the local school. Main entry: ↑putderived … Useful english dictionary
put somebody down as something — ˌput sb ˈdown as sth derived to consider or judge sb to be a particular type of person • I d put them both down as retired teachers. Main entry: ↑putderived … Useful english dictionary
put sth on record — ► to make sure that something is officially written down so that people will know what has been said or done: »I would like to put on record my disagreement with the conclusions of the meeting. Main Entry: ↑record … Financial and business terms
put — W1S1 [put] v past tense and past participle put present participle putting [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move to place)¦ 2¦(change somebody s situation/feelings)¦ 3¦(write/print something)¦ 4¦(express)¦ 5 put a stop/an end to something 6 put something into… … Dictionary of contemporary English
put — verb past tense putpresent participle putting MOVE STH 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something from one place or position into another, especially using your hands: put sth in/on/there etc: Put those bags on the table. | You should put … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
put — verb past tense putpresent participle putting MOVE STH 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something from one place or position into another, especially using your hands: put sth in/on/there etc: Put those bags on the table. | You should put … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
