"take the front seat" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: takes the front seat [present, singular, third-person], taking the front seat [participle, present], took the front seat [past], taken the front seat [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> the front seat}} 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 Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-take_the_front_seat-en-verb-P-1G~RlL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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