"put past" meaning in English

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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}} put past (third-person singular simple present puts past, present participle putting past, simple past and past participle put past)
  1. (idiomatic, chiefly in the negative, ditransitive) To conclude that (someone) would not do something. Tags: ditransitive, idiomatic

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