take the front seat

verb

to take priority

“In survival, clean water takes the front seat.”

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Meanings

verbtake the front seat (third-person singular simple present takes the front seat, present participle taking the front seat, simple past took the front seat, past participle taken the front seat)

present singular third person takes the front seat · participle present taking the front seat · past took the front seat · participle past taken the front seat

  1. idiomaticto take priority

    In survival, clean water takes the front seat.

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APA

take the front seat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20the%20front%20seat

MLA

“take the front seat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20the%20front%20seat. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take the front seat,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20the%20front%20seat.

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