step into someone's shoes

verb

Synonym of stand in someone's shoes (“see from another's point of view”).

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Meanings

verbstep into someone's shoes (third-person singular simple present steps into someone's shoes, present participle stepping into someone's shoes, simple past and past participle stepped into someone's shoes)

present singular third person steps into someone's shoes · participle present stepping into someone's shoes · participle past stepped into someone's shoes · past stepped into someone's shoes

  1. idiomaticSynonym of stand in someone's shoes (“see from another's point of view”).

    The process is one of leaning in to see the world through someone’s lens, rather than fully stepping into their shoes.

    2019 June 2, Joscelyn Duffy, “The Power of Perspective Taking”, in Pyschology Today

    Synonyms: stand in someone's shoes

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of stand in someone's shoes (“see from another's point of view”).

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