tread
verb (used without object)
to set down the foot or feet in walking; step; walk.
has trod
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present perfectof tread (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Sheinbaum has trod carefully in her gradual effort to rebuild bilateral relations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2026
This week he has trod the boards at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, hitting two half-centuries and an unbeaten 111 as England completed a rare one-day international series win.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2026
Marvin Rees, the directly elected mayor of Bristol, has trod a very delicate line this week.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 13, 2020
In Florida, a perennial swing state, Gov. Rick Scott has trod carefully in his dealings with the president as he runs for Senate.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 3, 2018
Thy heaven-course is begun, Unshrinking, thou has trod Death's vale,--thy race is run.
From Hymns for Christian Devotion Especially Adapted to the Universalist Denomination by E. H. (Edwin Hubbell) Chapin
