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They said it was against the rules to take sides on a controversial issue. I said, 'I wish you had told me that during World War II, when I took sides against Hitler.'
Howard K. Smith

Meaning of "take sides" in the English dictionary

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TAKE SIDES

take over
take part in
take place
take shape
take silk
take some beating
take someone at his word
take someone out of himself
take someone prisoner
take someone´s name in vain
take someone´s part
take someone´s word for it
take something amiss
take something as read
take something in one´s stride
take something upon oneself
take steps
take stock
take stock in
take strike

WORDS THAT END LIKE TAKE SIDES

Alcides
apsides
Aristides
besides
burnsides
caryopsides
Guides
Hesperides
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insides
ironsides
Laurentides
Outer Hebrides
short back and sides
silversides
sobersides
split one´s sides
strides
topsides
upsides

Synonyms and antonyms of take sides in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «take sides» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of take sides to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of take sides from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «take sides» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

搭边
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tomar partido
570 millions of speakers

English

take sides
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पक्ष लेने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تنحاز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

на сторону
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tomar partido
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পক্ষই নিতে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prendre position
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ambil sebelah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Partei ergreifen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

どちらか一方の側につく
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

편을
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Njupuk pinggiran
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mất mặt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பக்கங்களிலும் எடுக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बाजूला घ्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

taraf Seç
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

schierarsi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ze stron
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

на сторону
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ia părți
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

να λάβει τις πλευρές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

neem kante
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

välja sida
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ta parti
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TAKE SIDES»

The term «take sides» is regularly used and occupies the 91.442 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TAKE SIDES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about take sides

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7 QUOTES WITH «TAKE SIDES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word take sides.
1
Paul Bloom
Most of us know nothing about constitutional law, so it's hardly surprising that we take sides in the Obamacare debate the way we root for the Red Sox or the Yankees. Loyalty to the team is what matters.
2
A. S. Byatt
There are things I take sides about, like capital punishment, which it seems to me there is only one side about: it is evil. But there are two or three sides to sexual harassment, and the moment you get into particular cases, there is injustice in every conceivable direction. It's a mess.
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Warren Giles
People take sides on political things, such as the Vietnam War. War is immoral and war is wrong, but I don't think the clergy ought to bring it before the Church.
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George J. Mitchell
Although he's regularly asked to do so, God does not take sides in American politics.
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Salman Rushdie
A poet's work is to name the unnameable, to point at frauds, to take sides, start arguments, shape the world, and stop it going to sleep.
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Howard K. Smith
They said it was against the rules to take sides on a controversial issue. I said, 'I wish you had told me that during World War II, when I took sides against Hitler.'
7
Patricia Sun
You can't take sides when you know the earth is round.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAKE SIDES»

Discover the use of take sides in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to take sides and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Take Sides with the Truth: The Postwar Letters of John ...
Take Sides with the Truth is a collection of more than eighty letters, published for the first time in their entirety, written by Mosby to Chapman from 1880, when Mosby was made U.S. consul to Hong Kong, until his death in a Washington, D.C ...
John Mosby, 2010
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Time to take sides
As a school strike wears on, twelve-year-old Jeff finds his loyalty split between wanting to obey his mother's command that he attend class and wanting to help his teachers by staying out.
Sharlya Gold, 1976
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Taking Sides in Ronald Harwood's "Taking Sides"
Can Arnold be interpreted as advocate of the Third Reich's victims? (cf. ibid.). This essay is not meant to finally expose the truth about Furtwangler's guilt or innocence; other scholars have attempted to do that.
Katrin Schmidt, 2008
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The Prince (Wootton Edition):
It will always happen that he who is not your ally will urge neutrality upon you, while he who is your ally will urge you to take sides. Rulers who are unsure what to do, but want to avoid immediate dangers, generally end up staying neutral and  ...
Niccolò Machiavelli, David Wootton, 1995
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Authors Take Sides: Iraq and the Gulf War
The present war in Iraq is a war that the public feel strongly about. This collection in a timely response to these concerns.
Jean Moorcroft Wilson, Cecil Woolf, 2004
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Derrida and Disinterest
To take sides is to be guided not by the logic of truth, but by interest. Interest can provide a 'pro- visional estimate [vorla ̈ufigen Beurteilung]' of the conflict. It can give an insight into 'why [the] participants have sooner taken [haben] one side ...
Sean Gaston, 2005
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Given Time: I. Counterfeit Money
Which implies that by good ethical standards — and here the good ethical standards of scientific discourse — one must not take sides unless one is able to do so neither in the dark, nor at random, nor by making allowance for chance, that is, ...
Jacques Derrida, 1992
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Antonio Gramsci: Intellectual and political context
And I feel I can be relentless, not to have to squander my pity, not to have to share my tears ... I am alive. I am partisan. Therefore I hate whoever does not take sides. I hate the indifferent.2 Gobetti appears to echo him only a year later: Apathy is ...
James Martin, 2002
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The Emergence of Liberation Theology: Radical Religion and ...
Why does he take sides? "God loves the poor," Gutierréz explains, 'just because they are poor, and not necessarily, or even primarily, because they are better believers than others, or morally firmer than others. God loves them simply because ...
Christian Smith, 1991
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Where Women Run: Gender and Party in the American States
This suggests that where the legislative party is seeking to influence the primary outcome, the state party is likely to take sides as well. In addition, the legislative party practice of taking sides in the primary is negatively related to state party ...
Kira Sanbonmatsu, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TAKE SIDES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term take sides is used in the context of the following news items.
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Clinton won't take sides on Keystone but says it shouldn't be a litmus …
The controversial Keystone XL pipeline should not be the sole litmus test by which environmental advocates judge presidential candidates, Hillary Rodham ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
2
The Hill's Whip List: Senators take sides on Iran deal
Senate Republicans are lining up to oppose a deal on Iran's nuclear program even as Democrats call for a careful review of the controversial agreement. «The Hill, Jul 15»
3
Obama refuses to take sides between Warriors, Cavaliers in NBA …
President Obama is known to be a huge basketball fan, but when it comes to this year's NBA Finals, he's not taking sides. In an interview that aired on 'Extra' ... «For The Win, Jun 15»
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Viewers take sides about video of Del. trooper in DC
Opinions are divided about a video of a Delaware state trooper's brief and brusque exchange with a cyclist by Gov. Jack Markell's SUV stopped in a Washington, ... «The News Journal, Jun 15»
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Carr: Don't take sides in the South China Sea
A former Foreign Minister has warned Australia not to take sides, as China ... Bob Carr told Sky News Australia should continue to take a neutral stance in the ... «Sky News Australia, Jun 15»
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Neighbors take sides in demolition of Charlotte home
The city of Charlotte has the wrecking ball on hold for now but the fate of a home in north Charlotte is still being debated by neighbors in the community, where it ... «WSOC Charlotte, May 15»
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Jim Vance, Mike Wilbon take sides on Bryce Harper's ejection
In the ever-growing saga that is the Marvin Hudson/Bryce Harper ejection, local television icon Jim Vance is definitely on the Nationals' outfielder's side. On NBC ... «Washington Post, May 15»
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Big name investors take sides on Ackman bet on Valeant: filings
BOSTON (Reuters) - Wall Street's savviest investors are picking sides on Bill Ackman's new bet on Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc , with ... «Business Insider, May 15»
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WH yet to take sides in legal battle between Google, Oracle
The Obama administration is still deliberating over a case that will see it take sides in a battle between tech giants Oracle and Google, according to a Friday ... «The Hill, May 15»
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Carolyn Hax: Mom wants to offer support, not take sides, in couple's …
Dear Carolyn: My married daughter, with two young daughters of her own, has decided to file for a separation. I felt from the beginning that things may not work ... «Washington Post, Apr 15»

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