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taken the front seat

taken the front seat is the past participle of take the front seat.

Meaning of take the front seat

Verb

take the front seat (third-person singular simple present takes the front seat, present participle taking the front seat, simple past took the front seat, past participle taken the front seat)

  1. (idiomatic) to take priority
    • In survival, clean water takes the front seat.

Questions about taken the front seat

What is taken the front seat the past participle of?
Taken the front seat is the past participle of take the front seat.

Words near taken the front seat in the dictionary

  1. taken the cure
  2. taken the easy way out
  3. taken the edge off
  4. taken the fall
  5. taken the fifth
  6. taken the front seat
  7. taken the game to
  8. taken the gap
  9. taken the gilt off the gingerbread
  10. taken the heat
  11. taken the helm

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