take issue with in English

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

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

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "takes issue with",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taking issue with",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "took issue with",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taken issue with",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To disagree with something, and to raise objections to it"
      ],
      "id": "en-take_issue_with-en-verb-nuyWbjpA",
      "links": [
        [
          "disagree",
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        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "take exception to"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "take issue to"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "take issue with"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "takes issue with",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taking issue with",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "took issue with",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taken issue with",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "take<,,took,taken> issue with"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "word": "take exception to"
    }
  ],
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        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To disagree with something, and to raise objections to it"
      ],
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        ]
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "take issue to"
    }
  ],
  "word": "take issue with"
}

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"take issue with" meaning in English

Verb