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putting oneself in someone's shoes

putting oneself in someone's shoes is the present participle and gerund 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 putting oneself in someone's shoes

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

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

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

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