choose sides in All languages combined

Forms: chooses sides [present, singular, third-person], choosing sides [participle, present], chose sides [participle, past], chose sides [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|choose<,,chose> sides}} choose sides (third-person singular simple present chooses sides, present participle choosing sides, simple past and past participle chose sides)

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chooses sides",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "choosing sides",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chose sides",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chose sides",
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    }
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  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "text": "The neighbors chose sides on the zoning change."
        }
      ],
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        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see choose, sides."
      ],
      "id": "en-choose_sides-en-verb-Tt0~zl5O",
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        ]
      ],
      "related": [
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          "_dis1": "94 6",
          "word": "choose up"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6",
          "word": "choose up sides"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6",
          "word": "choose up teams"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Maxine and Roseanne chose sides, with Maxine, the weaker of the two, getting first choice."
        }
      ],
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        "To divide a group into teams for a game or sport."
      ],
      "id": "en-choose_sides-en-verb-bOJkkeCN"
    }
  ],
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}

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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English verbs"
  ],
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    {
      "form": "chooses sides",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "choosing sides",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chose sides",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chose sides",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      },
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    }
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    {
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "choose up teams"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The neighbors chose sides on the zoning change."
        }
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        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see choose, sides."
      ],
      "links": [
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          "choose",
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        {
          "text": "Maxine and Roseanne chose sides, with Maxine, the weaker of the two, getting first choice."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To divide a group into teams for a game or sport."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "choose sides"
}

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"choose sides" meaning in All languages combined

Verb [English]

Inflected forms