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puts oneself in someone's shoes

puts oneself in someone's shoes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put oneself in someone's shoes.

Meaning of put oneself in someone's shoes

Verb

put oneself in someone's shoes (third-person singular simple present puts oneself in someone's shoes, present participle putting oneself in someone's shoes, simple past and past participle put oneself in someone's shoes)

  1. (figuratively) To try to look at a situation from a different point of view; as if one were the other person; to empathise.
    • If you could just put yourself in his shoes for a moment, perhaps you would understand why it is not as easy as you seem to think.

Questions about puts oneself in someone's shoes

What is puts oneself in someone's shoes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Puts oneself in someone's shoes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put oneself in someone's shoes.

Words near puts oneself in someone's shoes in the dictionary

  1. puts one's stamp
  2. puts one's whole pussy into
  3. puts oneself about
  4. puts oneself across
  5. puts oneself in someone's place
  6. puts oneself in someone's shoes
  7. puts oneself out
  8. puts oneself out of the way
  9. puts onto
  10. puts out
  11. puts out a fire

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