tread
verb (used without object)
to set down the foot or feet in walking; step; walk.
have trod
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present perfectof tread.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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Some of those hominins may have trod the same ground as Lucy’s species.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 3, 2024
I've tried to be a good representative and a good guest, following in the footsteps of Benjamin Franklin and Julia Child and generations of Americans who have trod gently in Paris without unfortunate hats.
From Salon ● Feb. 11, 2022
Every walk, urban or rural, follows in the footsteps of those who have trod these paths before.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2020
So far, major U.S. media companies have trod cautiously, creating programming that includes sports betting content such as displaying odds - but without offering features to let viewers make bets while watching.
From Reuters ● Apr. 29, 2019
You may not find young Hazel’s logic persuasive, but I have trod through this vale of tears longer than you, and from where I’m sitting, she’s not the lunatic.
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
