take over
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take over
verb takes over · taking over · took over · taken over
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To assume control of something, such as a business or enterprise, and sometimes by force.
Pilton Yard, the Lynton & Barnstaple headquarters, has been taken over by a fur trading firm, and would-be trespassers to the old engine-shed are turned back by the pungent odour of heaps of carcases.
Similar: commandeer
- To adopt a further responsibility or duty. He will take over the job permanently when the accountant retires.
- To relieve someone temporarily. My husband is taking over the accounts department during the holiday period, while the chief accountant is away.
- To buy out the ownership of a business. Acme Motors is to take Jetcar Industries over this week, if all goes as planned.
- To appropriate something without permission.
- To annex a territory by conquest or invasion; to conquer. Ancient Rome took over lands throughout the known world.
- To become more successful than (someone or something else). Buzz Lightyear has taken over Woody as the most popular children's toy.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, over. He took the car over to the garage.
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verb to assume control
| Español | apoderarse, enseñorearse, adueñarse |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 引き受ける hikiukeru |
| 中文 | 接管 jiēguǎn, 接手 jiēshǒu, 佔領 /占领 zhànlǐng |
| Português | tomar posse de, apoderar-se de, assumir controle de |
| Français | reprendre |
| Deutsch | übernehmen |
| Italiano | usurpare |
| Русский | брать на себя́ bratʹ na sebjá, взять на себя́ vzjatʹ na sebjá |
verb to adopt a further responsibility
| Português | assumir |
|---|---|
| Français | assumer |
| Deutsch | übernehmen |
| Italiano | assumere |
verb to relieve someone temporarily
| Français | remplacer |
|---|---|
| Italiano | incaricare |
verb to buy out
| Italiano | acquisire |
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| Русский | приобрести priobresti |
verb to appropriate without permission
| Italiano | appropriarsi |
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verb to annex a territory
| Italiano | impossessarsi, annettere |
|---|---|
| Русский | аннексировать anneksirovatʹ, захватить zaxvatitʹ |
verb to become more successful than someone or something else
| Italiano | prendere il posto |
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@misc{take_over_2026,
title = {take over},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/take%20over},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
