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puts down as

puts down as is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put down as.

Meaning of put down as

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To assume the particularity of someone's character based on very little information.
    • I put him down as ignorant, but then discovered he is, in fact, a university professor!

Questions about puts down as

What is puts down as the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Puts down as is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put down as.

Words near puts down as in the dictionary

  1. puts butter on one's bread
  2. puts by
  3. puts case
  4. puts daylight between oneself and someone
  5. puts down
  6. puts down as
  7. puts down for
  8. puts down roots
  9. puts down to
  10. puts facts on the ground
  11. puts food on the table

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