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step into someone's shoes

step into someone's shoes verb: synonym of stand in someone's shoes (“see from another's point of view”).

Verb

step into someone's shoes (third-person singular simple present steps into someone's shoes, present participle stepping into someone's shoes, simple past and past participle stepped into someone's shoes)

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of stand in someone's shoes (“see from another's point of view”).
    • The process is one of leaning in to see the world through someone’s lens, rather than fully stepping into their shoes.2019 June 2, Joscelyn Duffy, “The Power of Perspective Taking”, in Pyschology Today

Synonyms of step into someone's shoes

Forms of step into someone's shoes

third-person singular presentsteps into someone's shoes
present participlestepping into someone's shoes
past participlestepped into someone's shoes
paststepped into someone's shoes

Questions about step into someone's shoes

What does step into someone's shoes mean?
Step into someone's shoes means synonym of stand in someone's shoes (“see from another's point of view”).
What part of speech is step into someone's shoes?
Step into someone's shoes is a verb.
What is the past tense of step into someone's shoes?
The past tense of step into someone's shoes is stepped into someone's shoes.

Words near step into someone's shoes in the dictionary

  1. step grate
  2. step grates
  3. step in
  4. step in it
  5. step into
  6. step into someone's shoes
  7. step into the breach
  8. step it
  9. step ladder
  10. step ladders
  11. step lively

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