put the record straight in English

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

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

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "puts the record straight",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "put the record straight",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
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    {
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      "glosses": [
        "To straighten out or clarify the facts after an inaccurate report"
      ],
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) To straighten out or clarify the facts after an inaccurate report"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "set the record straight"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "put the record straight"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "puts the record straight",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "putting the record straight",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "put the record straight",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "put the record straight",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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        "1": "put<,,put> the record straight"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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    {
      "word": "set the record straight"
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        "English informal terms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
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        "To straighten out or clarify the facts after an inaccurate report"
      ],
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          "straighten out"
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        "(informal) To straighten out or clarify the facts after an inaccurate report"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "put the record straight"
}

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"put the record straight" meaning in English

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