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putting down as

putting down as is the present participle and gerund 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 putting down as

What is putting down as the present participle and gerund of?
Putting down as is the present participle and gerund of put down as.

Words near putting down as in the dictionary

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

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