"put past" meaning in English

See put past in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: puts past [present, singular, third-person], putting past [participle, present], put past [participle, past], put past [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,put>}} put past (third-person singular simple present puts past, present participle putting past, simple past and past participle put past)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, past.
    Sense id: en-put_past-en-verb-4UuEWJbp Categories (other): English phrasal verbs formed with "past" Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "past": 12 43 46
  2. (idiomatic, chiefly in the negative, ditransitive) To consider (something) to be not possible for (someone) (to do); (see also put it past). Tags: ditransitive, idiomatic Translations (to consider to not be possible for): zutrauen (note: not put past) (German), creerlo capaz de (note: not put past) (Spanish), creerlo muy capaz de (note: not put past) (Spanish), no extrañarle que (note: not put past) (Spanish), no extrañarle nada que (note: not put past) (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-put_past-en-verb-dqFB0tLz Categories (other): English negative polarity items, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "past", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 47 48 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "past": 12 43 46 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 47 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 47 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 48 48 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 7 45 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 7 46 47 Disambiguation of 'to consider to not be possible for': 2 96 2
  3. To conceal or disguise (something) so that it is undetected by (someone) (see also put one past).
    Sense id: en-put_past-en-verb-l58o6D~5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "past", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 47 48 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "past": 12 43 46 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 47 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 47 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 48 48 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 7 45 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 7 46 47

Inflected forms

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