put it mildly en · VERB
Meanings
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To state without exaggeration; to understate, to state in euphemistic terms.
His players responded. Wolverhampton Wanderers were beaten at Anfield and United, to put it mildly, outclassed.
2023 March 5, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 7-0 Manchester United”, in BBC Sport:That's putting it mildly!
to put it mildly
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| put it mildly | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| put it mildly | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| putting it mildly | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| puts it mildly | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Relateds
not to put too fine a point on it · to put it another way
Translations (1)
sv milt sagt (Translations)