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put past

put past verb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, past.

Verb

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

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, past.
    • He put the ball past the goalkeeper.
  2. (ditransitive, idiomatic) To consider (something) to be not possible for (someone) (to do); (see also put it past).
    • Would he go so far as to call the police? I wouldn't put it past him.
    • I wouldn't put even that past him. In fact, I'd put nothing past him.
  3. To conceal or disguise (something) so that it is undetected by (someone) (see also put one past).
    • You'll never put that wheeze past our eagle-eyed boss.

Forms of put past

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

Questions about put past

What does put past mean?
Put past means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, past.
What part of speech is put past?
Put past is a verb.
What is the past tense of put past?
The past tense of put past is put past.

Words near put past in the dictionary

  1. put out to pasture
  2. put out to sea
  3. put outs
  4. put over
  5. put paid to
  6. put past
  7. put pedal to the metal
  8. put pen to paper
  9. put right
  10. put round
  11. put salt on someone's tail

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