verb · irregular · intransitive · rare

tread lightly

tread lightly · treads lightly · trod lightly / treaded lightly · trodden lightly · treading lightly

To proceed carefully; especially, to seek to avoid causing offenseTo proceed carefully; especially, to seek to avoid causing offense.

» You tread lightly, as though you understand the fragility of life.

Meaning

1 senses

(idiomatic)To proceed carefully; especially, to seek to avoid causing offense.
He's in a bad mood today, so you might want to tread lightly if you talk to him.

1 sentences

You tread lightly, as though you understand the fragility of life.
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treads lightly, treading lightly, trod lightly, trodden lightly

Base form	tread lightly · to tread lightly
3rd person singular	treads lightly
Present participle	treading lightly
Past simple	trod lightly / treaded lightly
Past participle	trodden lightly / trod lightly / treaded lightly

irregular · Lesson

I, you, we, they	tread lightly
he, she, it	treads lightly

all persons

trod lightly

I, you, we, they	have trodden lightly
he, she, it	has trodden lightly

all persons

will tread lightly

1 synonyms

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