put oneself in someone's place

verb

To imagine, and empathize with, someone's circumstances.

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put oneself in someone's shoes
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Meanings

verbput oneself in someone's place (third-person singular simple present puts oneself in someone's place, present participle putting oneself in someone's place, simple past and past participle put oneself in someone's place)

present singular third person puts oneself in someone's place · participle present putting oneself in someone's place

  1. To imagine, and empathize with, someone's circumstances.

    Synonyms: put oneself in someone's shoes

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo imagine, and empathize with, someone's circumstances.

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put oneself in someone's shoes
Also see
put oneself in someone's shoes
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APA

put oneself in someone's place. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20oneself%20in%20someone's%20place

MLA

“put oneself in someone's place.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20oneself%20in%20someone's%20place. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “put oneself in someone's place,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20oneself%20in%20someone's%20place.

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