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putting down roots

putting down roots is the present participle and gerund of put down roots.

Meaning of put down roots

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To establish oneself in a place; to become settled.
    • It might be hard for her to leave London after all these years: she's put down roots there.

Questions about putting down roots

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

Words near putting down roots in the dictionary

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

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