tread
verb (used without object)
to set down the foot or feet in walking; step; walk.
have trodden
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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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Well, in thinking about your chances of success, it helps to look at those who have trodden that path and ended up with a flourishing enterprise to their name.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2024
Hong Kong authorities also have trodden lightly in handling the protests led by mainland Chinese.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 2, 2022
Chinese tech giants have trodden carefully with their NFT platforms within mainland China.
From Reuters ● Aug. 16, 2022
Yet so far, foreign buyers have trodden carefully, mostly buying government bonds and steering clear of riskier municipal and corporate bonds, says Zhenbo Hou of BlueBay Asset Management.
From Economist ● Jun. 28, 2018
Where your horses have trodden, the grass will not spring up again for long.
From Six Women and the Invasion by Gabrielle Yerta
