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putting down to

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

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

Words near putting down to in the dictionary

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

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