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taking someone's part

taking someone's part is the present participle and gerund of take someone's part.

Meaning of take someone's part

Verb

take someone's part (third-person singular simple present takes someone's part, present participle taking someone's part, simple past took someone's part, past participle taken someone's part)

  1. (idiomatic) To show support for or defend the actions of someone in the course of a debate, argument, etc.

Questions about taking someone's part

What is taking someone's part the present participle and gerund of?
Taking someone's part is the present participle and gerund of take someone's part.

Words near taking someone's part in the dictionary

  1. taking someone's breath away
  2. taking someone's fancy
  3. taking someone's head off
  4. taking someone's life
  5. taking someone's name in vain
  6. taking someone's part
  7. taking someone's place
  8. taking someone's word for it
  9. taking something as it comes
  10. taking something as read
  11. taking something in one's stride

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