take something over

take something over
1》 (also take over) assume control of or responsibility for something.
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  • take something over from somebody — ˌtake ˈover (from sb) | ˌtake sthˈover (from sb) derived 1. to begin to have control of or responsibility for sth, especially in place of sb else 2. to gain control of a political party, a country, etc • The army is threatening to take over if… …   Useful english dictionary

  • take something over — the workers were stunned to learn that a rival corporation had taken over their company Syn: assume control of, take charge of, take command of …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • take something over — ASSUME CONTROL OF, take charge of, take command of. → take …   Useful english dictionary

  • take something over — Syn: assume control of, take charge of, take command of, seize, hijack, commandeer …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • take trouble over something — take trouble over/with sth | take trouble doing/to do sth idiom to try hard to do sth well • They take a lot of trouble to find the right person for the right job. Main entry: ↑troubleidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • take priority over — make something more important than something else, give importance regarding something …   English contemporary dictionary

  • ˌtake sth ˈover — phrasal verb to take control of something, especially another company …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • ˌtake (sth) ˈover — phrasal verb to begin to do something that someone else was doing Jane took over as director after Richard retired.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • look something over — INSPECT, examine, scan, cast an eye over, take stock of, vet, view, look through, peruse, run through, read through; informal take a dekko at, give something a/the once over; N. Amer. check out; N. Amer. informal eyeball. → look * * * ˌlook… …   Useful english dictionary

  • look something over — he looked over the engineer s reports Syn: inspect, examine, scan, cast an eye over, take stock of, vet, view, look through, peruse, read through, check out; informal give something a/the once over, eyeball …   Thesaurus of popular words

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