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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tread in someone's steps

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables
tread- in -some-one's steps
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To follow someone's example; to behave as someone did.

Inflected Forms

treads in someone's steps (present, singular) treading in someone's steps (participle, present) trod in someone's steps (past) treaded in someone's steps (past) trod in someone's steps (participle, past) trodden in someone's steps (participle, past) treaded in someone's steps (participle, past) tread in someone's footsteps (alternative)

Synonyms

tread in someone's footsteps follow in someone's footsteps

Questions

What does tread in someone's steps mean?
To follow someone's example; to behave as someone did.

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