choose sides in English

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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    {
      "form": "chooses sides",
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        "third-person"
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    {
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    {
      "form": "chose sides",
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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."
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        {
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          "word": "choose up sides"
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          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "word": "choose up teams"
        }
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      "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."
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        }
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"choose sides" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms