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takes against

takes against is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take against.

Meaning of take against

Verb

take against (third-person singular simple present takes against, present participle taking against, simple past took against, past participle taking against)

  1. To stop liking or supporting someone; to become unfriendly towards.
    • He took against me when I was promoted over him.

Questions about takes against

What is takes against the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Takes against is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take against.

Words near takes against in the dictionary

  1. takes account of
  2. takes across
  3. takes action
  4. takes advantage of
  5. takes after
  6. takes against
  7. takes aim
  8. takes air
  9. takes aloft
  10. takes an l
  11. takes apart

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Adapted from Wiktionary: takes against (page history and authors); take against (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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