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picked sides

picked sides is the simple past and past participle of pick sides.

Meaning of pick sides

Verb

pick sides (third-person singular simple present picks sides, present participle picking sides, simple past and past participle picked sides)

  1. To take sides; to favour one side or viewpoint in a competition or confrontation.
    • I refuse to argue with you, and I am not going to pick sides in this discussion.

Questions about picked sides

What is picked sides the simple past and past participle of?
Picked sides is the simple past and past participle of pick sides.

Words near picked sides in the dictionary

  1. picked oneself up off the floor
  2. picked out
  3. picked out of a hat
  4. picked over
  5. picked quarrels
  6. picked sides
  7. picked someone's brain
  8. picked the wrong horse
  9. picked through
  10. picked up
  11. picked up on

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