"walk in someone's shoes" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: walks in someone's shoes [present, singular, third-person], walking in someone's shoes [participle, present], walked in someone's shoes [participle, past], walked in someone's shoes [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|walk<,,,> in someone's shoes}} walk in someone's shoes (third-person singular simple present walks in someone's shoes, present participle walking in someone's shoes, simple past and past participle walked in someone's shoes)
  1. Synonym of put oneself in someone's shoes Synonyms: put oneself in someone's shoes [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-walk_in_someone's_shoes-en-verb-qXtnMGcA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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