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trod a measure

trod a measure is the simple past of tread a measure.

Meaning of tread a measure

Verb

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

  1. To take part in a dance; to dance.
    • She remained with her comrades till dusk, and participated with a certain zest in the dancing; though, being heart-whole as yet, she enjoyed treading a measure purely for its own sake[.]1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, volume 1, London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., page 27

Questions about trod a measure

What is trod a measure the simple past of?
Trod a measure is the simple past of tread a measure.

Words near trod a measure in the dictionary

  1. trocophore
  2. troctolite
  3. troctolites
  4. troctolitic
  5. trod
  6. trod a measure
  7. trod carefully
  8. trod down
  9. trod in someone's footsteps
  10. trod in someone's steps
  11. trod lightly

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