put sth/sb down
(NAME) — phrasal verb with put /pʊt/ verb (present tense putting, past tense and past participle put)Definition
B2 to write someone's name on a list or document, usually in order to include them in an event or activity: Do you want me to put you down for the trip to London? I've put myself down for the office football team. If you want to get your children into that school, you have to put their names down at birth.Writing and typing
(Definition of put sth/sb down (NAME) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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