took over; taken over; taking over; takes over
: to assume control or possession of or responsibility for
military leaders took over the government
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Examples of takeover in a Sentence
Noun
The government experienced a military takeover in 2002.
the new government's high-handed takeover of private industries
Verb
I'll take over for her until she gets back from her morning break.
took over the responsibility of caring for the animals
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Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2024
The potential for a takeover or merger has been met with opposition from Germany’s government and several senior figures at Commerzbank.
—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2024
Anne Easton, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Lin-Manuel Miranda will lead the second company of Simon Rich’s All In: Comedy About Love on Broadway this January, taking over when John Mulaney finishes up his limited run in a production featuring a revolving cast of actors.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Yet the vast majority of those taking part declined to protest the government’s plan to expand the occupation and advance annexation of the West Bank; save for small clusters of anti-occupation activists, protesters insisted that this was a separate issue from the judicial takeover.
—Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2024
The potential for a takeover or merger has been met with opposition from Germany’s government and several senior figures at Commerzbank.
—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2024
Verb
MacDonald is taking over as showrunner on Chicago Med, which is now beginning its tenth season.
—Anne Easton, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Lin-Manuel Miranda will lead the second company of Simon Rich’s All In: Comedy About Love on Broadway this January, taking over when John Mulaney finishes up his limited run in a production featuring a revolving cast of actors.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Takeover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/takeover. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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takeover
noun
take·over
ˈtāk-ˌō-vər 
: the acquisition of control or possession (as of a corporation)
a hostile takeover
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