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taking the front seat

taking the front seat is the present participle and gerund 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 taking the front seat

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

Words near taking the front seat in the dictionary

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

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