choose sides

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see choose, sides.

“The neighbors chose sides on the zoning change.”

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Meanings

verbchoose sides (third-person singular simple present chooses sides, present participle choosing sides, simple past chose sides, past participle chosen sides)

present singular third person chooses sides · participle present choosing sides · past chose sides · participle past chosen sides

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see choose, sides.

    The neighbors chose sides on the zoning change.

  2. To divide a group into teams for a game or sport.

    Maxine and Roseanne chose sides, with Maxine, the weaker of the two, getting first choice.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pick sidestake sides
Cite this entry
APA

choose sides. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/choose%20sides

MLA

“choose sides.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/choose%20sides. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “choose sides,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/choose%20sides.

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