to side
- verb
- /saɪd/
- Colonists who had strong religious feelings had good justification for siding with the king.
- tend to side
- be forced to side
- courts side with
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Watch on YouTubeI'm not sure why you'd think that they side with Stalin.
- I'm not sure why you'd think that they side with Stalin.
- But I mean like he sides with countries that are not is a Russian.
- Though I am genuinely curious how much people side with one or the other.
Examples
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- Why can't you side with me just once?
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If you know Rob, you know you should side with him.
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Then is it dangerous for all of you who side with your king?
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- You know, my grandma would side with you.
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If I wanted the easy way, Temple, I would side with John Ross.
Fiction book (1994) -
Yet he knew that Antony would side with the Queen, and he was right.
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Why do you side with the resistance when you don't get anything out of it.
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The US authorities knew their decision to side with the Chileans would be controversial.
Academic text (2004) -
Such jurors, practitioners say, are more likely to side with the prosecution and vote for the death penalty.
Academic text (2002) -
In the debate, she decided to side with the environmentalists against the developers.
Synonyms
Support a person or group in an argument
Support a person, group, or cause during hard times
To support one side in an argument
Support someone in an argument when others disagree
To agree with and support a group, cause, or way of thinking
To join with another person or group to work together for the same goal
To join with a person, group, or country for a common purpose
To join and support a group or side
Support and defend other people who share a cause
Support one person or group in a disagreement
To support someone in an argument
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Doing extra work besides your main job often without your boss's permission
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
A door on the side of a building used as an entrance or exit instead of the front door
- Specialized
An economic idea that growth comes from businesses making more goods and investing when governments cut taxes and remove rules
An evil part of a mysterious power that bad characters use in Star Wars
- Specialized
A large bag that inflates above side windows to protect heads in a side crash
- US
An official in American football who watches plays and passes downfield on one sideline
- Offensive
A person who has a romantic or sexual relationship with someone already in a relationship
- Specialized
A small spotted lizard with a dark spot on each side behind the front legs
- Informal
The part of a person that likes nerdy, awkward, or not fashionable things and shows it playfully
- Literature
A part of Star Wars about a good kind of power that Jedi use
- Archaic
A steamboat with a large paddle wheel on each side that moves it through water
Harmful effects of modern tools and devices that hurt people and society, for example losing privacy or loneliness
- UK
A small musical instrument with two tight skins and wires under one skin used in bands and orchestras
- NSFW
A part of a person that tries to find spiritual meaning by causing or feeling pain
- Specialized
A long metal beam along the side of a train that supports the floor and body
- Specialized
A speaker at the side of a stage that helps performers hear the sound
How Supportive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Side as a verb comes from the noun side, which comes from old English sīd meaning 'long' or 'wide', and it began to mean 'join a group', so to side with someone is to support their party or opinion.