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Synonyms

take over

British  

verb

  1. to assume the control or management of

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

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

    2. ( as modifier )

      takeover bid

  2. sport another word for changeover

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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]

Example Sentences

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I hope that after they’ve worked for five or 10 years, one of them might take over.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Silvio Napoli, former Chairman and CEO of Schindler Group, will take over as Lucid’s next chief executive officer.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Napoli will take over as CEO in the coming weeks, Lucid said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

"Those guys take over and I try and not get in the way. They do their job fantastically. Where would we be without our staff?"

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

If I pay attention and work hard, maybe I can take over making dinner at home.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

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