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puts down to

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

Meaning of put down to

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To ascribe; to assume to be the cause of a situation.
    • I put the high crime rate down to the high unemployment.

Questions about puts down to

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

Words near puts down to in the dictionary

  1. puts daylight between oneself and someone
  2. puts down
  3. puts down as
  4. puts down for
  5. puts down roots
  6. puts down to
  7. puts facts on the ground
  8. puts food on the table
  9. puts foot to ass
  10. puts forth
  11. puts forward

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