step into someone's shoes en · VERB
Meanings
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(idiomatic) Synonym of stand in someone's shoes (“see from another's point of view”).
The process is one of leaning in to see the world through someone’s lens, rather than fully stepping into their shoes.
2019 June 2, Joscelyn Duffy, “The Power of Perspective Taking”, in Pyschology Today:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stepping into someone's shoes | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| stepped into someone's shoes | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| stepped into someone's shoes | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| steps into someone's shoes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |