phrasal verb · neutral
take over
UK/teɪk ˈəʊvə/US/teɪk ˈoʊvər/TAKE O·ver
to assume control of something (a business, duties, etc.)
Examples
“When the director left, his deputy took over the company.”
“I'll take over the project while you're on maternity leave.”
“The multinational firm took over a local competitor last year.”
Band 8 sentence
“After the merger, the parent company took over operations to streamline processes.”
Collocations
- take over + a company/project/role
- be taken over by + somebody
Word family
Common mistakes
He will take over smoking next month.→He will take up smoking next month.
They took the company over last year.→They took over the company last year.
Say it for a higher band
5seize→6assume control→7+take over
Synonyms
assume control
seize control
Easily confused
assume
“She will assume responsibility for the new project next week.”
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