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- [sahyd]
- /saɪd/
- /teɪk saɪdz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sahyd]
- /saɪd/
Definitions of take sides words
- noun take sides one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure. 1
- noun take sides either of the two broad surfaces of a thin, flat object, as a door, a piece of paper, etc. 1
- noun take sides one of the lateral surfaces of an object, as opposed to the front, back, top, and bottom. 1
- noun take sides either of the two lateral parts or areas of a thing: the right side and the left side. 1
- noun take sides either lateral half of the body, especially of the trunk, of a human or animal. 1
- noun take sides the dressed, lengthwise half of an animal's body, as of beef or pork, used for food. 1
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Origin of take sides
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English sīde (noun); cognate with Dutch zijde, German Seite, Old Norse sītha
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Parts of speech for Take sides
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
take sides popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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