"put something down to experience" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: puts something down to experience [present, singular, third-person], putting something down to experience [participle, present], put something down to experience [participle, past], put something down to experience [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|put<,,put> something down to experience}} put something down to experience (third-person singular simple present puts something down to experience, present participle putting something down to experience, simple past and past participle put something down to experience)
  1. Synonym of chalk something up to experience Synonyms: chalk something up to experience [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-put_something_down_to_experience-en-verb-Z2pktO5y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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