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Added 9 October 2026

tread

/tɹɛd/ verb

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about tread at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To step or walk (on or across something); to trample.
He trod back and forth wearily.
To step or walk upon.
Actors tread the boards.
To proceed, to behave (in a certain manner).
to tread lightly, to tread gently

noun

A step taken with the foot.
A manner of stepping.
The sound made when someone or something is walking.

Origin

From Middle English treden, from Old English tredan, from Proto-West Germanic *tredan, from Proto-Germanic *trudaną.

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