Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stand in someone's shoes

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables: stand in -some-one's shoes
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To see from another's point of view; to feel what another feels.

Example Sentences

"How would it be, if you were standing in my shoes?"
"“So it took an eight-year-old child to bring ‘em to their senses, didn’t it?” said Atticus. “That proves something—that a gang of wild animals can be stopped, simply because they’re still human. Hmp, maybe we need a police force of children… you children last night made Walter Cunningham stand in my shoes for a minute. That was enough.”"

Inflected Forms

stands in someone's shoes (present, singular) standing in someone's shoes (participle, present) stood in someone's shoes (participle, past) stood in someone's shoes (past)

Phrases

in someone's shoes put oneself in someone's shoes step into someone's shoes walk in someone's shoes

Frequently Paired Words

in someone's shoes put oneself in someone's shoes step into someone's shoes walk in someone's shoes

Questions

What does stand in someone's shoes mean?: To see from another's point of view; to feel what another feels.

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