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standing in someone's shoes

standing in someone's shoes is the present participle and gerund of stand in someone's shoes.

Meaning of stand in someone's shoes

Verb

stand in someone's shoes (third-person singular simple present stands in someone's shoes, present participle standing in someone's shoes, simple past and past participle stood in someone's shoes)

  1. (idiomatic) To see from another's point of view; to feel what another feels.
    • How would it be, if you were standing in my shoes?

Questions about standing in someone's shoes

What is standing in someone's shoes the present participle and gerund of?
Standing in someone's shoes is the present participle and gerund of stand in someone's shoes.

Words near standing in someone's shoes in the dictionary

  1. standing guard
  2. standing in
  3. standing in for
  4. standing in one's own light
  5. standing in one's value
  6. standing in someone's shoes
  7. standing in the gap
  8. standing in the gate
  9. standing in the way
  10. standing joke
  11. standing jokes

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