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put down for

put down for verb: to record that someone has offered to help, or contribute something.

Verb

put down for (third-person singular simple present puts down for, present participle putting down for, simple past and past participle put down for)

  1. (idiomatic) To record that someone has offered to help, or contribute something.
    • Put me down for one of the drivers.
    • You can put my wife down for $10

Forms of put down for

third-person singular presentputs down for
present participleputting down for
past participleput down for
pastput down for

Questions about put down for

What does put down for mean?
Put down for means to record that someone has offered to help, or contribute something.
What part of speech is put down for?
Put down for is a verb.
What is the past tense of put down for?
The past tense of put down for is put down for.

Words near put down for in the dictionary

  1. put by
  2. put case
  3. put daylight between oneself and someone
  4. put down
  5. put down as
  6. put down for
  7. put down roots
  8. put down to
  9. put downs
  10. put facts on the ground
  11. put food on the table

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