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takes the front seat

takes the front seat is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 takes the front seat

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

Words near takes the front seat in the dictionary

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

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