put down roots

put down root

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Definitions of put down roots words

verbal expression put down roots settle: in a place 1
phrase put down roots If someone puts down roots, they make a place their home, for example by taking part in activities there or by making a lot of friends there. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

bunking — a built-in platform bed, as on a ship.
hang in — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
hang out — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
hold the fort — a strong or fortified place occupied by troops and usually surrounded by walls, ditches, and other defensive works; a fortress; fortification.
lasted — to go on or continue in time: The festival lasted three weeks.

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