# trodden

Pronunciation: say "TROD-uhn" US /ˈtɹɑ.dən/, UK /ˈtɹɒ.dən/

## Verb

1. Past participle of tread. — past participle of tread
   - Simple: Past participle of tread. Used after have, has, had, or was.
   - _Generations of pilgrims had trodden the stone steps smooth._
   - _The grapes were trodden by barefoot workers in wide wooden vats._

## Adjective

2. Crushed or pressed down by being walked on.
   - Simple: Pressed flat because people have walked on it.
   - _Trodden flowers lay scattered across the lawn after the party._
   - _A narrow trodden track wound through the tall weeds to the river._

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