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walk in someone's shoes

walk in someone's shoes verb: synonym of put oneself in someone's shoes.

Verb

walk in someone's shoes (third-person singular simple present walks in someone's shoes, present participle walking in someone's shoes, simple past and past participle walked in someone's shoes)

  1. Synonym of put oneself in someone's shoes.
    • But before you come to any conclusions / Try walking in my shoes1993, Martin Gore, “Walking in My Shoes”, in Songs of Faith and Devotion, performed by Depeche Mode

Synonyms of walk in someone's shoes

Forms of walk in someone's shoes

third-person singular presentwalks in someone's shoes
present participlewalking in someone's shoes
past participlewalked in someone's shoes
pastwalked in someone's shoes

Questions about walk in someone's shoes

What does walk in someone's shoes mean?
Walk in someone's shoes means synonym of put oneself in someone's shoes.
What part of speech is walk in someone's shoes?
Walk in someone's shoes is a verb.
What is the past tense of walk in someone's shoes?
The past tense of walk in someone's shoes is walked in someone's shoes.

Words near walk in someone's shoes in the dictionary

  1. walk down
  2. walk down the aisle
  3. walk free
  4. walk in
  5. walk in on
  6. walk in someone's shoes
  7. walk in straight lines
  8. walk in the park
  9. walk in the snow
  10. walk into
  11. walk it like one talks it

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