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put behind one

put behind one verb: to try to forget (a past negative experience).

Verb

put behind one (third-person singular simple present puts behind one, present participle putting behind one, simple past and past participle put behind one)

  1. (transitive) To try to forget (a past negative experience).

Forms of put behind one

third-person singular presentputs behind one
present participleputting behind one
past participleput behind one
pastput behind one
alternative formput behind oneself

Questions about put behind one

What does put behind one mean?
Put behind one means to try to forget (a past negative experience).
What part of speech is put behind one?
Put behind one is a verb.
What is the past tense of put behind one?
The past tense of put behind one is put behind one.

Words near put behind one in the dictionary

  1. put at ease
  2. put away
  3. put back
  4. put batteries in someone's back
  5. put before
  6. put behind one
  7. put bread on the table
  8. put butter on one's bread
  9. put by
  10. put case
  11. put daylight between oneself and someone

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