take over

verb

1. to assume the control or management of

2. printing to move (copy) to the next line

noun

1. 1. the act of seizing or assuming power, control, etc

   2. ( as modifier )

      takeover bid

2. sport another word for changeover

Idioms and Phrases

Assume control, management, or possession of, as in The pilot told his copilot to take over the controls, or There's a secret bid to take over our company. [Late 1800s]

Example Sentences

How did the Supreme Court become so corrupted and taken over by the right-wing?

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Kling, who took over the boys’ program in 1979 and the girls in 1985, lost his home in the Palisades fire and announced that the boys’ season in the spring will be his last.

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The largest component of profit hit will be A$414 million for the 3,500 redundancies disclosed in September by Chief Executive Nuno Matos, who took over as CEO in May.

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“It is an attempt by a company with a dominant market position to suppress competition in violation of law by taking over an emerging American challenger,” Pfizer said in a statement.

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Having seen how it was done, I took over from Dave.

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