tread out
C1 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
make a path or wear something down by stepping on it many times
Meanings
1 C1 neutral
to form a path or mark by walking over the same area many times
"Over the summer, the children trod a narrow path out to the river."
Grammar: separable
2 C1 neutral
to wear something down or flatten it by repeated stepping
"Thousands of visitors had trodden the grass out by midday."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Relatively uncommon. Often used for paths, grass, or patterns made by repeated foot traffic.
Commonly used with
path track grass trail pattern ground
Forms
Base
tread out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
treads out
he/she/it
Past simple
treaded out
yesterday
Past participle
treaded out
have + pp
-ing form
treading out
continuous
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