putting oneself in someone's shoes

A form of put oneself in someone's shoes — To try to look at a situation from a different point of view; as if one were the other person; to empathise.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of put oneself in someone's shoes
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putting oneself in someone's shoes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/putting%20oneself%20in%20someone's%20shoes

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

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