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putting oneself in someone's place

putting oneself in someone's place is the present participle and gerund of put oneself in someone's place.

Meaning of put oneself in someone's place

Verb

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

  1. To imagine, and empathize with, someone's circumstances.

Questions about putting oneself in someone's place

What is putting oneself in someone's place the present participle and gerund of?
Putting oneself in someone's place is the present participle and gerund of put oneself in someone's place.

Words near putting oneself in someone's place in the dictionary

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

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