"stand in someone's shoes" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-stand in someone's shoes.ogg [Australia] Forms: stands in someone's shoes [present, singular, third-person], standing in someone's shoes [participle, present], stood in someone's shoes [participle, past], stood in someone's shoes [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|stand<,,stood> in someone's shoes}} stand in someone's shoes (third-person singular simple present stands in someone's shoes, present participle standing in someone's shoes, simple past and past participle stood in someone's shoes)
  1. (idiomatic) to see from another's point of view; to feel what another feels. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: put oneself in someone's shoes, step into someone's shoes, walk in someone's shoes Translations (to be in situation of somebody else): být na něčím místě (Czech), být někým (být tebou apod.) (Czech), být v něčí kůži (note: in negative sentences - with not want to) (Czech), an j-s Stelle sein (German), an j-s Stelle stehen (German), Wenn ich du wäre (und ähnlich) (German), in j-s Haut stecken (note: in negative sentences - with not want to) (German)
    Sense id: en-stand_in_someone's_shoes-en-verb-uB6WiKab Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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