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Meaning of tread on | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tread, on.
  2. To harm the interests of; to inhibit or diminish.
    transitive

Equivalents

العربية داس دعس دهس
Bosanski наступати наступити
Hrvatski наступати наступити
Bahasa Indonesia injak
日本語 屨 踏み付ける 踖 蹋
한국어 躐 디디다
Latina calco
Polski nadepnąć nadeptać nadeptywać wydeptać wydeptywać zdeptać
Српски наступати наступити
Svenska beträda
Türkçe çiğnemek tepmek
Українська наступати наступити
Tiếng Việt 屨

Examples

“That political party is treading on minority rights.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

tread on eggshells tread on someone's corns tread on someone's toes tread out tread softly tread the boards

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