Perspective-Taking Words

noun a word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence

pronoun a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence

article a word that is used with a noun to specify grammatical definiteness of the noun

• It is important to step into someone's shoes to understand their perspective before making a decision.
• Hey, why don't you try to step into his shoes and see things from his point of view?
• Dude, you gotta step into her shoes and see where she's coming from.
• Sometimes it's necessary to step into someone's shoes to truly empathize with their situation.