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stands in someone's shoes

stands in someone's shoes is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 stands in someone's shoes

What is stands in someone's shoes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Stands in someone's shoes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stand in someone's shoes.

Words near stands in someone's shoes in the dictionary

  1. stands guard
  2. stands in
  3. stands in for
  4. stands in one's own light
  5. stands in one's value
  6. stands in someone's shoes
  7. stands in the gap
  8. stands in the gate
  9. stands in the way
  10. stands of arms
  11. stands off

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