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takes up for

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

Meaning of take up for

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

Questions about takes up for

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

Words near takes up for in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: takes up for (page history and authors); take up for (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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