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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She received the offer of a summer job at the 1,200-lawyer firm in December, putting her solidly on the path many others have trodden to a lucrative and stable career.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
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
Yet if in thy greatness thou hadst associated with thine Italian sisters instead of hating them, the foreigner would not have trodden us all down and enslaved us.
From Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century by Giuseppe Garibaldi
