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takes sides

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

Meaning of take sides

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To ally oneself with a given opinion, agenda or group; to support one side or viewpoint in a competition or confrontation.
    • I am not going to argue with you, and I am not going to take sides in this discussion.

Questions about takes sides

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

Words near takes sides in the dictionary

  1. takes serious
  2. takes seriously
  3. takes shape
  4. takes ship
  5. takes shipping
  6. takes sides
  7. takes silk
  8. takes slave
  9. takes soil
  10. takes some beating
  11. takes some doing

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