put something into perspective

verb

To compare something with a similar thing to give a clearer, more accurate idea.

“You can put your worries into perspective when you realise how many people in the world are so much worse off than you.”

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Meanings

verbput something into perspective (third-person singular simple present puts something into perspective, present participle putting something into perspective, simple past and past participle put something into perspective)

present singular third person puts something into perspective · participle present putting something into perspective

  1. idiomaticTo compare something with a similar thing to give a clearer, more accurate idea.

    You can put your worries into perspective when you realise how many people in the world are so much worse off than you.

Translations

Danish perspektivere
  • perspektivereto compare with something similar
Finnish suhteuttaa, asettaa mittasuhteisiin
  • suhteuttaato compare with something similar
  • asettaa mittasuhteisiinto compare with something similar
French mettre en perspective, remettre en perspective
  • mettre en perspectiveto compare with something similar
  • remettre en perspectiveto compare with something similar
Persian به چیزی واقع بینانه نگاه کردن
  • به چیزی واقع بینانه نگاه کردنto compare with something similar
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APA

put something into perspective. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20something%20into%20perspective

MLA

“put something into perspective.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20something%20into%20perspective. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “put something into perspective,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20something%20into%20perspective.

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