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steps into someone's shoes

steps into someone's shoes is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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)

  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

Questions about steps into someone's shoes

What is steps into someone's shoes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Steps into someone's shoes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of step into someone's shoes.

Words near steps into someone's shoes in the dictionary

  1. steps down
  2. steps foot
  3. steps forward
  4. steps in
  5. steps into
  6. steps into someone's shoes
  7. steps into the breach
  8. steps it
  9. steps lively
  10. steps off
  11. steps on

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