verb
trod
trod
verb
1
Past tense of "tread" — to walk on or over something, often heavily.
"They trod carefully over the icy pavement."
"Generations of hikers have trod this same mountain path."
How to Use Trod
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe past tense of "tread" — walked on.
Common mistake
Modern English mostly uses "trodden" as the past participle ("well-trodden path"), while "trod" serves as the simple past tense.
Word Forms
trodded past tense, trods plural, trods singular
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Etymology
From Middle English trod, the past participle of treden ("to tread").