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put it mildly

put it mildly verb: to state without exaggeration; to understate, to state in euphemistic terms.

Verb

put it mildly (third-person singular simple present puts it mildly, present participle putting it mildly, simple past and past participle put it mildly)

  1. To state without exaggeration; to understate, to state in euphemistic terms.
    • to put it mildly
    • That's putting it mildly!

Forms of put it mildly

third-person singular presentputs it mildly
present participleputting it mildly
past participleput it mildly
pastput it mildly

Questions about put it mildly

What does put it mildly mean?
Put it mildly means to state without exaggeration; to understate, to state in euphemistic terms.
What part of speech is put it mildly?
Put it mildly is a verb.
What is the past tense of put it mildly?
The past tense of put it mildly is put it mildly.

Words near put it mildly in the dictionary

  1. put into one's own head
  2. put into practice
  3. put into words
  4. put it about
  5. put it down
  6. put it mildly
  7. put it off on
  8. put it past
  9. put it there
  10. put it to
  11. put lie to

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