take against in English

Forms: takes against [present, singular, third-person], taking against [participle, present], took against [past], taking against [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taking> against}} take against (third-person singular simple present takes against, present participle taking against, simple past took against, past participle taking against)

Inflected forms

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "takes against",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taking against",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "took against",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taking against",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "take<,,took,taking> against"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English phrasal verbs with particle (against)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He took against me when I was promoted over him.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To stop liking or supporting someone; to become unfriendly towards."
      ],
      "id": "en-take_against-en-verb-0X~rU2zP",
      "links": [
        [
          "liking",
          "like"
        ],
        [
          "support",
          "support"
        ],
        [
          "unfriendly",
          "unfriendly"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "take against"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "takes against",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taking against",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "took against",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taking against",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "take<,,took,taking> against"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English phrasal verbs",
        "English phrasal verbs with particle (against)",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He took against me when I was promoted over him.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To stop liking or supporting someone; to become unfriendly towards."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "liking",
          "like"
        ],
        [
          "support",
          "support"
        ],
        [
          "unfriendly",
          "unfriendly"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "take against"
}

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"take against" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms