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put down to

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Pronunciation: US /ˌpʊt ˈdaʊn tə/

put down to means: To believe that something happened because of a particular cause.

verb

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To believe that something happened because of a particular cause.

  • I put it down to bad luck.
  • She put his silence down to shyness.
  • Could we put the delay down to the weather?

How to use it: put something down to something (I put her bad mood down to tiredness.); put something down to doing something (He put his headache down to working too long.)

Similar words: attribute to, ascribe to

Common phrases: put something down to, put it down to

Questions about put down to

What does put down to mean?

To believe that something happened because of a particular cause.

What is put down to in other languages?

Türkçe: bağlamak · Español: atribuir a · Français: attribuer à · Deutsch: zurückführen auf · Italiano: attribuire a · 日本語: せいにする

How do you pronounce put down to?

It is pronounced /ˌpʊt ˈdaʊn tə/.

How do you use put down to in a sentence?

I put it down to bad luck. She put his silence down to shyness.

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