tread
🇺🇸
/tred/
🇬🇧
/tred/
verb
R
to step on something with your foot
Be careful not to tread on the broken glass.
R
to press or crush something with your feet
They tread grapes to make wine in the old way.
R
to walk in a careful way
She had to tread softly to avoid waking the baby.
noun
R
the way someone walks or the sound of walking
His heavy tread made the floorboards creak.
R
the pattern on a tire that helps it grip the road
The car's tires need new tread for better safety.
R
the flat part of a step where you put your foot
The wooden tread on the top step is loose.
translation
to step on something with your foot; to press or crush something with your feet; to walk in a careful way
the way someone walks or the sound of walking; the pattern on a tire that helps it grip the road; the flat part of a step where you put your foot
Word Forms
Past
trod
Perfect
trod
3rd Present
treads
Progressive
treading
Plural
treads