put in the shade

verb

To outshine, to eclipse, to overshadow, to be better than.

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Meanings

verbput in the shade (third-person singular simple present puts in the shade, present participle putting in the shade, simple past and past participle put in the shade)

present singular third person puts in the shade · participle present putting in the shade

  1. figurativelyinformaltransitiveTo outshine, to eclipse, to overshadow, to be better than.

Translations

Finnish jättää varjoonsa
  • jättää varjoonsaTranslations
French porter ombrage, faire de l'ombre
  • porter ombrageTranslations
  • faire de l'ombreTranslations
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APA

put in the shade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20in%20the%20shade

MLA

“put in the shade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20in%20the%20shade. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “put in the shade,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20in%20the%20shade.

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