take over

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour indiquer la prise de contrôle, la responsabilité ou la possession de quelque chose à partir d'une autre personne.

A phrasal verb used to indicate assuming control, responsibility, or possession of something from someone else.

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · transitif et intransitif · phrasal, séparable

1. formal

   To assume control or responsibility for something from someone else.

   reprendre (le contrôle)

   • She will take over the company after her father retires.
   • The new manager took over the department last month.
   • He took over the project when his colleague fell ill.

   Synonymesassumeinherittake chargetake control

   Antonymesabdicatecedeforfeitrelinquishrenounceresignsurrenderyield

2. Become dominantinformal

   To become more powerful or important than something else.

   devenir dominant

   • The new technology is taking over the market.
   • Fear took over his mind during the storm.
   • Social media has taken over our daily lives.

   Synonymesdominateeclipseovershadowpredominateprevailsupersedesupplant

Verbe de basetake