trodden in someone's steps
trodden in someone's steps is the 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)
- To follow someone's example; to behave as someone did.
Questions about trodden in someone's steps
- What is trodden in someone's steps the past participle of?
- Trodden in someone's steps is the past participle of tread in someone's steps.
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