put something into perspective

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

put 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)

1. (idiomatic) 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.

Translations

to compare with something similar

Amharic: ማነፃፀር (manäṣ́aṣ́är) Amharic: አንፃራዊ (ʾänṣ́arawi) Danish: perspektivere Finnish: suhteuttaa (fi), asettaa mittasuhteisiin French: mettre en perspective, remettre en perspective Persian: به چیزی واقع بینانه نگاه کردن