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take up for

take up for verb: to support, as in an argument; to defend the stance or character of.

Verb

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

  1. To support, as in an argument; to defend the stance or character of.
    • Soda was glaring at him. "Leave my kid brother alone, you hear? […]
      Soda always takes up for me.1967, S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders

Forms of take up for

third-person singular presenttakes up for
present participletaking up for
pasttook up for
past participletaken up for

Questions about take up for

What does take up for mean?
Take up for means to support, as in an argument; to defend the stance or character of.
What part of speech is take up for?
Take up for is a verb.
What is the past tense of take up for?
The past tense of take up for is took up for.

Words near take up for in the dictionary

  1. take underwing
  2. take up
  3. take up a collection
  4. take up arms
  5. take up cudgels
  6. take up for
  7. take up residence
  8. take up the cudgel for
  9. take up the cudgels
  10. take up the gantlet
  11. take up the gauntlet

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