to tread lightly

  • 1Tread Lightly! — is a non profit organization in the United States with the mission To empower generations to enjoy the outdoors responsibly through education and restoration. [cite web last = first = authorlink = coauthors = title = TREAD LIGHTLY work = We did… …

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  • 2tread lightly — verb To proceed carefully; especially, to seek to avoid causing offense. Hes in a bad mood today, so you might want to tread lightly if you talk to him …

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  • 3tread lightly — tread carefully/cautiously/lightly etc/ phrase to be very careful what you do or say, so that you do not make a mistake or cause a problem Investors should tread carefully until new interest rates are announced. Thesaurus: to be carefulsynonym …

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  • 4Lightly — Light ly, adv. 1. With little weight; with little force; as, to tread lightly; to press lightly. [1913 Webster] Yet shall thy grave with rising flowers be drest, And the green turf lie lightly on thy breast. Pope. [1913 Webster] Him thus intent… …

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  • 5tread — tread1 [tred] v past tense trod [trɔd US tra:d] past participle trodden [ˈtrɔdn US ˈtra:dn] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(step in/on)¦ 2 tread carefully/warily/cautiously etc 3¦(crush)¦ 4 tread a path 5 tread water 6¦(walk)¦ 7 tread the boards ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old …

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  • 6tread — I. verb (trod; also treaded; trodden or trod; treading) Etymology: Middle English treden, from Old English tredan; akin to Old High German tretan to tread Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to step o …

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  • 7tread carefully — tread carefully/cautiously/lightly etc/ phrase to be very careful what you do or say, so that you do not make a mistake or cause a problem Investors should tread carefully until new interest rates are announced. Thesaurus: to be carefulsynonym …

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  • 8tread cautiously — tread carefully/cautiously/lightly etc/ phrase to be very careful what you do or say, so that you do not make a mistake or cause a problem Investors should tread carefully until new interest rates are announced. Thesaurus: to be carefulsynonym …

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  • 9tread — I UK [tred] / US verb Word forms tread : present tense I/you/we/they tread he/she/it treads present participle treading past tense trod UK [trɒd] / US [trɑd] past participle trodden UK [ˈtrɒd(ə)n] / US [ˈtrɑd(ə)n] * 1) a)… …

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  • 10tread — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sound you make when you are walking ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy ▪ I heard his heavy tread moving about upstairs. ▪ light, soft ▪ measured, slow …

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