sided

[sahy-did]

adjective

1. having a specified number or kind of sides side (often used in combination).

   five-sided; plastic-sided.

-sided

adjective

1. (in combination) having a side or sides as specified

   three-sided

   many-sided

Other Word Forms

• unsided adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of -sided¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; side ¹, -ed ³

Example Sentences

The Spanish court handling the claim referred the question to the European Union Court of Justice, which sided with the airline.

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The federal courts in 2022 sided with the plaintiffs’ claim that the plan did violate the Voting Rights Act and ordered the state legislature to redraw the congressional plan with a second Black-majority district.

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The case with the city eventually made it to the California Supreme Court, which sided with residents and the city.

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But a judge sided with a coalition of civil liberties groups and news organisations, including the BBC, to rule that the legal row between the government and Apple could not be held in secret.

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The jury sided with the 32-year-old artist, whose real name is Leland Tyler Wayne, after a brief trial that began Tuesday.

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