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took someone's part

took someone's part is the simple past 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 took someone's part

What is took someone's part the simple past of?
Took someone's part is the simple past of take someone's part.

Words near took someone's part in the dictionary

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

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