side with
Third Person
sides with
Present Participle
siding with
Past Tense
sided with
Past Participle
sided with
1
to support a person or group against someone else in a fight or argument
transitive
- He sided with the critics, expressing doubts about the new policy.
- The employee decided to side with the opposition during the negotiation.
- The jury unanimously sided with the plaintiff in the courtroom.
- The citizens rallied together, choosing to side with environmental conservation.
- The public tended to side with the underprivileged in the social justice debate.