TAKE ISSUE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does take issue mean? 

• TAKE ISSUE (verb)
  The verb TAKE ISSUE has 1 sense:

1. be of different opinions

  Familiarity information: TAKE ISSUE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TAKE ISSUE (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Be of different opinions

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

differ; disagree; dissent; take issue

Context example:

She disagrees with her husband on many questions

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "take issue"):

dissent (withhold assent)

clash (disagree violently)

contradict; contravene; negate (deny the truth of)

Sentence frames:

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