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trodden

/ˈtɹɑdən/
Meanings
  • Adjective

    Stepped or trampled on; trodden under foot.

    - "The path through the forest was trodden and difficult to navigate."
    - "The trodden grass was damp and smelled of rain."
  • Verb

    To step or trample on; to tread.

    - "The soldiers trodden on the prisoners as they marched."
    - "I accidentally trodden on a beetle with my foot."
Pronunciation
  1. /ˈtɹɑdən/



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Rhymes
Words rhyming with trodden
boden , doden , goden , hoden , nodden , odden , podden , rodden , shoden , sodden , todden
Homonyms
Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

  1. Trodden (English) : Past tense of the verb 'tread'

  2. Trodden (English) : A type of bread or cake made from oats or barley

  3. Trodden (Scottish Gaelic) : A type of shoe

Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. Trodden (English) : Past tense of the verb 'tread'

  2. Trodden (English) : A type of bread or cake made from oats or barley

Variants
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tread , trodden , tread on her toes , tread on his toes , tread on its toes , tread on my toes , tread on one's toes , tread on our toes , tread on their toes , tread on your toes , tread water , treaded , treaded on her toes , treaded on his toes , treaded on its toes , treaded on my toes , treaded on our toes , treaded on their toes , treaded on your toes , treaded water , treader , treaders , treading , treading on her toes , treading on his toes , treading on its toes , treading on my toes , treading on our toes , treading on their toes , treading on your toes , treading water , treads , treads on her toes , treads on his toes , treads on its toes , treads on my toes , treads on our toes , treads on their toes , treads on your toes , treads water , trod , trod on her toes , trod on his toes , trod on its toes , trod on my toes , trod on our toes , trod on their toes , trod on your toes , trod water , trodden on her toes , trodden on his toes , trodden on its toes , trodden on my toes , trodden on our toes , trodden on their toes , trodden on your toes , trodden water , well-trodden , re-tread , re-treading , re-treads , re-trod , re-trodden
Forms
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past participle: trodden, past tense: trod, past tense third person singular: trods

Etymology
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Old English trædan; akin to trēowan to trample, tread.

Trivia
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  1. The word 'trodden' is often used in the phrase 'trodden underfoot' to describe a feeling of being oppressed or mistreated.

  2. The past tense of the verb 'tread' is 'trodden', but the past tense of the verb 'tread' on is 'treads'.

Related Concepts
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  1. Tread: The act of stepping or walking on a surface.

  2. Trample: To walk or press heavily on something, often to crush or destroy it.

Culture
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In literature, the word 'trodden' has been used to describe the feelings of being oppressed or downtrodden. In music, there is a genre called 'trodden down blues' which explores themes of suffering and hardship.

How to Memorize "trodden"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize the image of someone stepping on something, or imagine the sensation of feeling something trodden underfoot.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'trodden' with the feeling of being oppressed or the act of stepping on something.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic using the phrase 'To Read And Delve Deeply, One Must Tread On' to remember the past tense of 'tread' is 'trodden'.

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