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trod in someone's steps

trod in someone's steps is the simple past and past participle of tread in someone's steps.

Meaning of tread in someone's steps

Verb

tread in someone's steps (third-person singular simple present treads in someone's steps, present participle treading in someone's steps, simple past trod in someone's steps or tread in someone's steps or treaded in someone's steps, past participle trod in someone's steps or tread in someone's steps or trodden in someone's steps or treaded in someone's steps)

  1. To follow someone's example; to behave as someone did.

Questions about trod in someone's steps

What is trod in someone's steps the simple past and past participle of?
Trod in someone's steps is the simple past and past participle of tread in someone's steps.

Words near trod in someone's steps in the dictionary

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

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