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taking sides

taking sides is the present participle and gerund 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 taking sides

What is taking sides the present participle and gerund of?
Taking sides is the present participle and gerund of take sides.

Words near taking sides in the dictionary

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

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