put past en · VERB
Meanings
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, past.
He put the ball past the goalkeeper.
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(ditransitive, idiomatic, in the negative) To consider (something) to be not possible for (someone) (to do); (see also put it past).
I wouldn't put even that past him. In fact, I'd put nothing past him.
Would he go so far as to call the police? I wouldn't put it past him.
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To conceal or disguise (something) so that it is undetected by (someone) (see also put one past).
You'll never put that wheeze past our eagle-eyed boss.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| puts past | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| put past | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| put past | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| putting past | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Translations (5)
es no extrañarle que (to consider to not be possible for) · es creerlo capaz de (to consider to not be possible for) · es creerlo muy capaz de (to consider to not be possible for) · es no extrañarle nada que (to consider to not be possible for) · de zutrauen (to consider to not be possible for)