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putting bread on the table

putting bread on the table is the present participle and gerund of put bread on the table.

Meaning of put bread on the table

Verb

put bread on the table (third-person singular simple present puts bread on the table, present participle putting bread on the table, simple past and past participle put bread on the table)

  1. Synonym of put food on the table.

Questions about putting bread on the table

What is putting bread on the table the present participle and gerund of?
Putting bread on the table is the present participle and gerund of put bread on the table.

Words near putting bread on the table in the dictionary

  1. putting aside
  2. putting asunder
  3. putting away
  4. putting back
  5. putting before
  6. putting bread on the table
  7. putting butter on one's bread
  8. putting by
  9. putting case
  10. putting daylight between oneself and someone
  11. putting down

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