stepping into someone's shoes
stepping into someone's shoes is the present participle and gerund of step into someone's shoes.
Meaning of step into someone's shoes
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)
- 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:
- stand in someone's shoes
Questions about stepping into someone's shoes
- What is stepping into someone's shoes the present participle and gerund of?
- Stepping into someone's shoes is the present participle and gerund of step into someone's shoes.
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