Term Gallery logo

Meanings of take over in English

Portuguese
usurpar

Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force.

usurpar
Spanish
asumir

To take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person.

asumir
Portuguese
assumir
Catalan
assumir
Spanish
asumir

To take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities.

assumir
Portuguese
adoptar
Catalan
adoptar
Spanish
adoptar

To take up (an idea) as one's own.

adoptar
Usage of take over in English
1
State Security Minister David Mahlobo will take over as Minister of Energy.
The South African
2
A Competition Commission investigation into the deal could take over a year.
Reuters
3
Lachezar Borissov, currently deputy economy minister will take over the economy ministry.
Reuters
4
Tepco needs to go down and the government needs to take over.
The Guardian
5
Later, technology could entirely take over the analysis role, according to Darpa.
Wired
6
A new provider is expected to take over in the next year.
The Guardian
7
Meanwhile Raiman had stepped back, quite prepared to let her take over.
Zero Point
8
Now it's up to the African countries to take over, he said.
The Guardian
9
So will this New DCM Paradigm take over the existing OTC market?
Reuters
10
The company is due to take over the new building next September.
The Irish Times
11
Do you know perhaps the North ought to take over the South.
The ginger man
12
Paladino, as a result, was never able to take over the clients.
Reuters
13
Within 20 years the engine fell silent, leaving nature to take over.
The Guardian
14
In another year or two Tommy would be able to take over.
Act of treason
15
In everyday conversations, we can note the way negative attitudes take over:
The Irish Times
16
Dubai's government said in May it would take over the troubled lender.
Reuters
This collocation consists of:
Translations for take over
Take over through the time
Take over across language varieties
Ireland
Common
New Zealand
Common
South Africa
Common
More variants