English
Verb
to take over
- idiom to assume control of something, especially by force; to usurp
- idiom to adopt a further responsibility or duty
#:My husband is taking over the accounts department during the holiday period, while the chief accountant is away.
#:He will take over the job permanently when the accountant retires.
- idiom to relieve someone temporarily
#:If you will take over driving, I'd like to get some sleep.
- idiom to buy out the ownership of a business
#:Acme Motors is to take over Jetcar Industries this week, if all goes as planned.
- idiom to appropriate something without permission
- idiom to annex a territory by conquest or invasion
#:Ancient Rome took over lands throughout the known world.
- context|idiom|intransitive To become more successful than someone or something else.
#:Buzz Lightyear has taken over from Woody as the most popular children's toy.
#:Tiger Woods has taken over as the top golfer.
Translations
trans-top|to assume control of something, especially by force; to usurp
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Kurdish: KUchar|گرت���د��س
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Category:English phrasal verbs
fr:take over
it:take over
hu:take over
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