take over
Britishverb
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to assume the control or management of
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printing to move (copy) to the next line
noun
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the act of seizing or assuming power, control, etc
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( as modifier )
takeover bid
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sport another word for changeover
Example Sentences
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When a young boy takes over a beaver-bot to stop a construction company’s plan to destroy the local habitat, he accidentally launches an uprising against all humanity among the local fauna.
BBC Verify has obtained satellite imagery taken over the city on Saturday morning, which shows significant damage to part of the compound of Leadership House, the office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
From BBC
Under the commission’s proposal, an appointed city attorney would take over the civil litigation duties, while an elected city prosecutor would handle the misdemeanors.
From Los Angeles Times
Stern and Epstein even discussed a fanciful plan to take over the giant German lender Deutsche Bank with the help of Qatari investors, the emails suggest - which never came to fruition.
From BBC
As a powerful blizzard blankets the East Coast in snow, another force of nature is preparing to take over the chilly streets of Manhattan.
From Los Angeles Times
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