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side with someone

to join with someone; to take someone else's part; to be on someone's side. Why is it that you always side with him when he and I argue? I never side with anybody. I form my own opinions.

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side with somebody

to agree with or support someone take somebody's side When workers have sued companies for violating their privacy, judges have usually sided with the employer.

Usage notes: the opposite meaning is expressed by side against someone (to disagree with or not support someone): As much as I hate to side against a friend, I feel she is wrong.

Related vocabulary: take sides

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side with

Support or favor, as in The Armenians traditionally side with the Greeks against the Turks. This idiom was first recorded in 1600. For the antonym, see side against.

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side with

v.

To align oneself with someone or something in a disagreement: The stalemate ended when a small group of senators sided with the opposing party.

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