put a brave face on in English

Forms: puts a brave face on [present, singular, third-person], putting a brave face on [participle, present], put a brave face on [participle, past], put a brave face on [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|put<,,put> a brave face on}} put a brave face on (third-person singular simple present puts a brave face on, present participle putting a brave face on, simple past and past participle put a brave face on)

Inflected forms

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"put a brave face on" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms