take over

British  

verb

1. to assume the control or management of

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

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noun

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

   2. ( as modifier )

      takeover bid

2. sport another word for changeover

take over Idioms  

1. 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]

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Example Sentences

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take over

Eventually Rubezhnoy, a barrel-chested fighter, would take over as the head of Putin’s Federal Guards’ Service, Moscow’s equivalent of the Secret Service, a coveted position with proximity to the country’s most powerful man.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

One of the risks outlined in Amodei's comments was of a swarm of bots acting like a supercomputer that could take over the internet.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

As Felton and Grint return to familiar roles on stage, a new generation is preparing to take over the characters in HBO's television adaptation of the books set to air later this year.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

A superintelligent AI system that ignores human goals or misinterprets commands could, naysayers say, scramble people’s bank accounts, disrupt essential water and power supplies, or take over missile-launch systems.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Only then could Socios en Salud take over.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

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