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to put down for

to put down for

31 3.5
Reserve a place for someone in an event, for example a class
  • phrasal verb
translation icon : apuntar
  • - Should I put you down for tomorrow?
  • put her down for a nap
  • put me down for 10,000
  • put me down for a box

Examples

Synonyms

to reserve
vsto put down for
126 3.2

To book something in advance for future use

holds a specific place or time for a person in an event or service
to set aside
vsto put down for
87 3.4

Save money or time for a special purpose

keeps a place or time for someone in an event rather than general allocation
to slot
vsto put down for
8 4.0

To assign a time or place for something

holds a place or opportunity for a person rather than only scheduling time
to book in for
vsto put down for
  • UK
3.2

To arrange a time and reserve a place for a class or appointment

holds a place or time for someone in an event rather than an appointment

Antonyms

cancel
1.0

No longer planned or scheduled

How Certain

to confirm
  • Formal
265 2.6
to put down for
31 3.5
to book
439 1.8
to pencil in
  • Informal
9 3.8

Surface Forms

put down for infinitive
putting down for present participle
puts down for third person singular
put downed for past
put downed for past participle

Morphology

put + down + for

The components 'put' + 'down' + 'for' create a reasonably inferable image of placing or writing someone's name on a list for something (put down = write/place; for = for someone), so a B1 learner who knows the words could often guess the sense. However, the specific interpretation 'reserve/register someone' relies on a phrasal-verb usage and collocational convention rather than purely compositional semantics, so it is not fully predictable without exposure.

Etymology

Put down for comes from the simple act of writing someone's name on a list: you literally put a name down to save a place. That's why it now means 'to reserve' or 'sign someone up'.