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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

take sides en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  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.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
taken sides Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
took sides Tense=Past lexicographic
takes sides Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
taking sides Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

side with

Synonyms

pick sides · choose sides

Translations (13)

fi ottaa kantaa (to join in a confrontation) · de auf eine Seite schlagen (to join in a confrontation) · pl zająć stanowisko (to join in a confrontation) · fi valita puolta (to join in a confrontation) · th เข้าข้าง (to join in a confrontation) · az tərəf tutmaq (to join in a confrontation) · ar اتّخذ طرفًا (to join in a confrontation) · fr prendre parti (to join in a confrontation) · eo partianiĝi (to join in a confrontation) · pl opowiadać się (to join in a confrontation) · es apartidarse (to join in a confrontation) · pl zajmować stanowisko (to join in a confrontation) · de Partei ergreifen (to join in a confrontation)