side with
B1 neutral inseparable transitive
In simple words
To choose to support someone in a fight or argument.
Meanings
1 B1 neutral
To give your support to a particular person or group during a disagreement.
"The judge sided with the tenant in the housing dispute."
"In the divorce, the children sided with their mother."
— Commonly reported phrasing in legal journalism; general usage example.
Grammar: inseparable
2 B1 neutral
To agree with someone's opinion or argument over another person's.
"Whenever the siblings argued, Dad always seemed to side with my brother."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Common in everyday conversation and journalism. Often used when describing how people behave during family arguments, political disputes, or legal cases. Neutral in tone.
Commonly used with
parent friend government union defendant ally
Forms
Base
side with
I/you/we/they
3rd person
sides with
he/she/it
Past simple
sided with
yesterday
Past participle
sided with
have + pp
-ing form
siding with
continuous
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