Meaning & use
trodden
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Past participle of 'tread'; walked on or over, often repeatedly, so as to press down or flatten.
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The path was well trodden by generations of hikers before them.
She felt as though she'd been trodden underfoot by her overbearing boss.
A note on using this word
Common in the fixed phrase 'well-trodden path', meaning a route or approach that many others have already followed.
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walkedtrampledstepped
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