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puts in the shade

puts in the shade is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put in the shade.

Meaning of put in the shade

Verb

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

  1. (figuratively, informal, transitive) To outshine, to eclipse, to overshadow, to be better than.

Questions about puts in the shade

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

Words near puts in the shade in the dictionary

  1. puts in mind
  2. puts in one's oar
  3. puts in pledge
  4. puts in the ground
  5. puts in the pin
  6. puts in the shade
  7. puts in the work
  8. puts in with
  9. puts in writing
  10. puts into action
  11. puts into context

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