Put something down to something meaning
Put something down to something is a phrasal verb that means to regard a particular factor as the cause of a problem or situation.
- Past simple
- put something down to something
- Past participle
- put something down to something
- -ing form
- putting something down to something
What put something down to something means
B2
To regard a particular factor as the cause of a problem or situation
We put the failure down to poor planning.
Similar phrasal verbs
With put: put on, put up, put off, put back, put away, put down, put out, put together, put in, put across.
With down: turn down, let down, slim down, go down, come down, break down, take down, keep down, set down, tie down.
Common questions
What does put something down to something mean?
To regard a particular factor as the cause of a problem or situation.
What is the past tense of put something down to something?
Put something down to something, which is also its past participle.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
