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put stock in

put stock in verb: to have faith in; to believe; to give credence to.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To have faith in; to believe; to give credence to.

Forms of put stock in

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

Questions about put stock in

What does put stock in mean?
Put stock in means to have faith in; to believe; to give credence to.
What part of speech is put stock in?
Put stock in is a verb.
What is the past tense of put stock in?
The past tense of put stock in is put stock in.

Words near put stock in in the dictionary

  1. put something behind one
  2. put something down to experience
  3. put something into perspective
  4. put something over
  5. put spurs to
  6. put stock in
  7. put store by
  8. put store in
  9. put straight
  10. put that in your hat
  11. put that in your hat and wear it

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