take up for in English

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

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

Inflected forms

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          "word": "take up cudgels"
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      "form": "takes up for",
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"take up for" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms