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put into one's own head

put into one's own head verb: to convince oneself that something is the case.

Verb

put into one's own head (third-person singular simple present puts into one's own head, present participle putting into one's own head, simple past and past participle put into one's own head)

  1. (idiomatic) to convince oneself that something is the case

Forms of put into one's own head

third-person singular presentputs into one's own head
present participleputting into one's own head
past participleput into one's own head
pastput into one's own head

Questions about put into one's own head

What does put into one's own head mean?
Put into one's own head means to convince oneself that something is the case.
What part of speech is put into one's own head?
Put into one's own head is a verb.
What is the past tense of put into one's own head?
The past tense of put into one's own head is put into one's own head.

Words near put into one's own head in the dictionary

  1. put in with
  2. put in writing
  3. put into action
  4. put into context
  5. put into effect
  6. put into one's own head
  7. put into practice
  8. put into words
  9. put it about
  10. put it down
  11. put it mildly

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