Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to trod
Participle: trodded
Gerund: trodding
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | trod |
| you | trod |
| he;she;it | trods |
| we | trod |
| you | trod |
| they | trod |
Perfect
| I | have trodded |
| you | have trodded |
| he;she;it | has trodded |
| we | have trodded |
| you | have trodded |
| they | have trodded |
Past
| I | trodded |
| you | trodded |
| he;she;it | trodded |
| we | trodded |
| you | trodded |
| they | trodded |
Pluperfect
| I | had trodded |
| you | had trodded |
| he;she;it | had trodded |
| we | had trodded |
| you | had trodded |
| they | had trodded |
Future
| I | will trod |
| you | will trod |
| he;she;it | will trod |
| we | will trod |
| you | will trod |
| they | will trod |
Future Perfect
| I | will have trodded |
| you | will have trodded |
| he;she;it | will have trodded |
| we | will have trodded |
| you | will have trodded |
| they | will have trodded |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | trod |
| you | trod |
| he;she;it | trod |
| we | trod |
| you | trod |
| they | trod |
Perfect
| I | have trodded |
| you | have trodded |
| he;she;it | have trodded |
| we | have trodded |
| you | have trodded |
| they | have trodded |
Imperfect
| I | trodded |
| you | trodded |
| he;she;it | trodded |
| we | trodded |
| you | trodded |
| they | trodded |
Pluperfect
| I | had trodded |
| you | had trodded |
| he;she;it | had trodded |
| we | had trodded |
| you | had trodded |
| they | had trodded |
Conditional
Present
| I | would trod |
| you | would trod |
| he;she;it | would trod |
| we | would trod |
| you | would trod |
| they | would trod |
Perfect
| I | would have trodded |
| you | would have trodded |
| he;she;it | would have trodded |
| we | would have trodded |
| you | would have trodded |
| they | would have trodded |
Imperative
| you | trod |
| we | Let's trod |
| you | trod |
Verbs conjugated like 'trod'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'trod'
prod,
rod,
tod,
trog,
trot,
trow,
3rd,
brad,
brob,
brode,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English trod, past participle of treden; see tread. Compare Norwegian trod (“a path”).
Sample Sentences
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Sir ; to me the noble lord seems to trod close in the foot-steps of his fellow-labourers in the ministerial vineyard, and u crow over us with the same reason [1813, The Parliamentary history of England from the earliest period to the year 1803:]
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It renders the paths, and the banks of the bayous in that region almost impassable in autumn, until the cattle have trodded it down. [1833, Timothy Flint, The history and geography of the Mississippi Valley:]
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They bore him to his chamber, where he lay all pale and tearless, like some broken reed, Some helpless shrub, all crushed and trodded down [1866, Fanny Fisher, Ainsworth's heir:]
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Yet alas! I see around me the trodding of the same old paths, each trying to excel the other how to ape the good old ministers who were "very much liked by their parishioners." [1895, Uchimura Kanzo, The Diary of a Japanese Convert:]
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Land of mystery and enchantment, continent of contrast and extremes, where adventure awaits those who dare to defy convention and choose to trod the unfamiliar path. [1962 February, American Motorcyclist, page 16:]
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Happily, he writes the way he walks: at a vigorous lope, both attentive to the varied soils of the ground he trods and curious about the dust and dandelions over the next hill. [2007 December 23, Matt Weiland, “Walker in the City”, in New York Times:]
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And avoid trodding on the inevitably wet soil around the base of the shrubs as you work. [2009 March 18, Sonia Day, “Nip that gardening zeal in the bud”, in Toronto Star:]