put down roots
put down roots verb: to establish oneself in a place; to become settled.
Verb
put down roots (third-person singular simple present puts down roots, present participle putting down roots, simple past and past participle put down roots)
- To establish oneself in a place; to become settled.
- It might be hard for her to leave London after all these years: she's put down roots there.
- I haven't put down roots in this town yet, 'cause I've got trouble making friends here.
put down roots meaning in Malayalam and Persian
put down roots in Malayalam
- establish oneself, settle, set up home
- വേരുപിടിക്കുക, വേരുറപ്പിക്കുക, സ്ഥിരപ്പെടുക, ഉറയ്ക്കുക, രൂഢമൂലമാകുക, സ്ഥിരതാമസമാക്കുക
put down roots in Persian
- to become settled
- ریشه دواندن riše davândan
Forms of put down roots
| third-person singular present | puts down roots |
|---|---|
| present participle | putting down roots |
| past participle | put down roots |
| past | put down roots |
Questions about put down roots
- What does put down roots mean?
- Put down roots means to establish oneself in a place; to become settled.
- What is put down roots in Malayalam?
- Put down roots in Malayalam is വേരുപിടിക്കുക, വേരുറപ്പിക്കുക, സ്ഥിരപ്പെടുക. See Put down roots meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is put down roots?
- Put down roots is a verb.
- What is the past tense of put down roots?
- The past tense of put down roots is put down roots.
Words near put down roots in the dictionary
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