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stood in someone's shoes

stood in someone's shoes is the simple past and past participle 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 stood in someone's shoes

What is stood in someone's shoes the simple past and past participle of?
Stood in someone's shoes is the simple past and past participle of stand in someone's shoes.

Words near stood in someone's shoes in the dictionary

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

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