"put down roots" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-put down roots.ogg [Australia] Forms: puts down roots [present, singular, third-person], putting down roots [participle, present], put down roots [participle, past], put down roots [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|put<,,put> down roots}} put down roots (third-person singular simple present puts down roots, present participle putting down roots, simple past and past participle put down roots)
  1. (idiomatic) To establish oneself in a place; to become settled. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: hang one's hat, let the grass grow under one's feet Translations (to become settled): slå rod (Danish), juurtua (Finnish), prendre racine (French), s’enraciner (French), Wurzeln schlagen (German), festa rætur (Icelandic), mettere radici (Italian), sistemarsi (Italian), zapuścić korzenie [perfective] (Polish), zapuszczać korzenie [imperfective] (Polish), пуска́ть ко́рни (puskátʹ kórni) [imperfective] (Russian), пусти́ть ко́рни (pustítʹ kórni) [perfective] (Russian), echar raíces (Spanish), enraizar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-put_down_roots-en-verb-bKA8NrZ2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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