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put something into perspective

put something into perspective verb: to compare something with a similar thing to give a clearer, more accurate idea.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To compare something with a similar thing to give a clearer, more accurate idea.
    • You can put your worries into perspective when you realise how many people in the world are so much worse off than you.

put something into perspective meaning in Persian

put something into perspective in Persian

to compare with something similar
به چیزی واقع بینانه نگاه کردن

Forms of put something into perspective

third-person singular presentputs something into perspective
present participleputting something into perspective
past participleput something into perspective
pastput something into perspective

Questions about put something into perspective

What does put something into perspective mean?
Put something into perspective means to compare something with a similar thing to give a clearer, more accurate idea.
What is put something into perspective in Persian?
Put something into perspective in Persian is به چیزی واقع بینانه نگاه کردن. See Put something into perspective meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is put something into perspective?
Put something into perspective is a verb.
What is the past tense of put something into perspective?
The past tense of put something into perspective is put something into perspective.

Words near put something into perspective in the dictionary

  1. put someone's light out
  2. put someone's lights out
  3. put someone's pipe out
  4. put something behind one
  5. put something down to experience
  6. put something into perspective
  7. put something over
  8. put spurs to
  9. put stock in
  10. put store by
  11. put store in

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