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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

step into someone's shoes en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (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

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
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

Synonyms

stand in someone's shoes