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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tread in someone's footsteps

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English

Syllables
tread- in -some-one's -foot-steps
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of tread in someone's steps.

Inflected Forms

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

Questions

What does tread in someone's footsteps mean?
Alternative form of tread in someone's steps.

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