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单词 took over
释义

takeover

1 of 2

noun

take·​over ˈtāk-ˌō-vər How to pronounce takeover (audio)
: the action or an act of taking over

take over

2 of 2

verb

took over; taken over; taking over; takes over

transitive verb

: to assume control or possession of or responsibility for
military leaders took over the government

intransitive verb

1
: to assume control or possession
2
: to become dominant

Synonyms

Noun

  • appropriation
  • arrogation
  • commandeering
  • detainer
  • expropriation
  • preemption
  • seizure
  • usurpation

Verb

  • cover
  • fill in
  • pinch-hit
  • stand in
  • step in
  • sub
  • substitute
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Example Sentences

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
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Until Monday, since the takeover, foreign delegations in Afghanistan had been spared. Christina Goldbaum, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2022 But buying the storied Premier League football team would have further stretched Mr. Musk’s finances amid uncertainty over whether the Delaware court will force him to go through with the Twitter takeover. Robert Wall, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2022 Musk’s financing blueprint involves pledging $31.25 billion of his own Tesla stock—about 44 million shares, at current prices—to secure a $6.25 billion loan for the Twitter takeover. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 May 2022 In late April following Musk's attempted hostile takeover of Twitter, Abbott appealed to the billionaire to bring the headquarters of the company to Texas. .@elonmusk. Dan Carson, Chron, 20 May 2022 Those unknowns risk adding to the apparent chaos and uncertainty already generated by Musk's takeover inside Twitter. Clare Duffy And Catherine Thorbecke, CNN, 19 May 2022 As conservatives on social media echoed Carlson’s support of Musk’s Twitter takeover, liberal critics were quick to point out that the Fox host’s return to the platform came after the Levine tweet was taken down. Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2022 Both Dorsey and Agrawal have shared endorsements for Musk's takeover. Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2022 Twitter takeover adds to the challenges facing the former president’s nascent Truth Social network. New York Times, 26 Apr. 2022
Verb
There had been some chatter that the producers were looking for another actor to take over for Jackman as Professor Henry Hill, but those kind of performers are few and far between. Brent Lang, Variety, 13 Sep. 2022 If so, the Bengals will call up rookie Cal Adomitis from the practice squad to take over as the long snapper. The Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2022 With the American set to lose three key members to the Big 12, the Sun Belt stands poised to take over as the top conference in the Group of Five. Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2022 There were talks with various local companies — including Visible Supply Chain Management — to take over as the naming right sponsor before the organization eventually partnered with AFCU. Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Sep. 2022 Jeffrey Clark, Trump's choice to take over as attorney general in the days leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, has already been found to have violated professional rules of conduct. Bruce Vielmetti, Journal Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2022 For some designs, the human driver can take over the driving controls entirely and essentially stop the AI from partaking in the driving. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 As detailed during the WWDC keynote, the next-gen version of CarPlay can take over the entire instrument cluster. Yoni Heisler, BGR, 13 July 2022 This good boy, with its distinctive sunshine-yellow limbs, can take over in dangerous situations and help out where needed. Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 24 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1910, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1618, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Legal Definition

takeover

noun

take·​over ˈtāk-ˌō-vər How to pronounce takeover (audio)
: the acquisition of control or possession (as of a corporation)
a hostile takeover

took over

verb

past tense of take over
1
as in stood in
to serve as a replacement usually for a time only I'll take over for her until she gets back from her morning break

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • stood in
  • substituted
  • stepped in
  • filled in
  • spelled
  • covered
  • subbed
  • pinch-hit
  • relieved
  • understudied
  • doubled (as)
2
as in accepted
to take to or upon oneself took over the responsibility of caring for the animals

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • accepted
  • assumed
  • shouldered
  • undertook
  • took up
  • bore
  • embraced
  • adopted
  • stood by
  • endorsed
  • advocated
  • backed
  • upheld
  • championed
  • acquiesced
  • consented
  • assented
  • espoused
  • acceded
  • supported
  • agreed
  • indorsed
  • reaccepted
  • reassumed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • took back
  • refused
  • withdrew
  • repudiated
  • disclaimed
  • retracted
  • disowned
  • disavowed
  • rejected
  • renounced
  • declined
  • recanted
  • spurned
  • abjured
  • abstained (from)
  • refrained (from)
  • avoided
  • gave up
  • abandoned
  • bypassed
  • relinquished
  • forbore
  • turned down
  • spurned
  • detoured
  • surrendered
  • backed off
  • unsaid
  • forsook
  • backed down
  • backtracked
  • abnegated
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3
as in seized
to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right students protesting the war took over the college's radio station

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • seized
  • grabbed
  • confiscated
  • occupied
  • stole
  • converted
  • usurped
  • claimed
  • commandeered
  • appropriated
  • preempted
  • invaded
  • snatched
  • annexed
  • assumed
  • pirated
  • attached
  • expropriated
  • arrogated
  • pressed
  • looted
  • impounded
  • repossessed
  • preoccupied
  • peculated
  • grasped
  • sequestered
  • encroached
  • infringed
  • despoiled
  • wrenched
  • collared
  • embezzled
  • misapplied
  • pillaged
  • misused
  • trespassed
  • wrested
  • misappropriated
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