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take issue with

take issue with verb: to disagree with something, and to raise objections to it.

Verb

take issue with (third-person singular simple present takes issue with, present participle taking issue with, simple past took issue with, past participle taken issue with)

  1. To disagree with something, and to raise objections to it

Synonyms of take issue with

Forms of take issue with

third-person singular presenttakes issue with
present participletaking issue with
pasttook issue with
past participletaken issue with

Questions about take issue with

What does take issue with mean?
Take issue with means to disagree with something, and to raise objections to it.
What part of speech is take issue with?
Take issue with is a verb.
What is the past tense of take issue with?
The past tense of take issue with is took issue with.

Words near take issue with in the dictionary

  1. take in water
  2. take into account
  3. take into consideration
  4. take inventory
  5. take issue to
  6. take issue with
  7. take it
  8. take it away
  9. take it easy
  10. take it from me
  11. take it from the top

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