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tread on

tread on verb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tread, on.

Verb

tread on (third-person singular simple present treads on, present participle treading on, simple past trod on, past participle trodden on)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tread, on.
  2. (transitive) To harm the interests of; to inhibit or diminish.
    • That political party is treading on minority rights.

tread on meaning in Tamil

tread on in Tamil

to tread on, step on, stamp or walk over
மிதி miti

Forms of tread on

third-person singular presenttreads on
present participletreading on
pasttrod on
past participletrodden on

Questions about tread on

What does tread on mean?
Tread on means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tread, on.
What is tread on in Tamil?
Tread on in Tamil is மிதி (miti). See Tread on meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tread on?
Tread on is a verb.
What is the past tense of tread on?
The past tense of tread on is trod on.

Words near tread on in the dictionary

  1. tread carefully
  2. tread down
  3. tread in someone's footsteps
  4. tread in someone's steps
  5. tread lightly
  6. tread on
  7. tread on eggshells
  8. tread on someone's corns
  9. tread on someone's toes
  10. tread out
  11. tread softly

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tread on (page history and authors); மிதி (Tamil) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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