put on the spot in English

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

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

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      "form": "puts on the spot",
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"put on the spot" meaning in English

Verb