take over
phrasal verbtake over (from something)
- to become bigger or more important than something else; to replace something
- Try not to let negative thoughts take over.
- It has been suggested that mammals took over from dinosaurs 65 million years ago.
- In your teens, peer-group friendships may take over from parents as the major influence on you.
take over (from somebody) | take something over (from somebody)
- to begin to have control of or responsibility for something, especially in place of somebody else
- Paul's daughter took over the job in 2017.
- Gerald Ford took over the presidency after Nixon resigned.
- to gain control of a political party, a country, etc.
- The army is threatening to take over if civil unrest continues.
take something over
- to gain control of a business, a company, etc., especially by buying shares
- CBS Records was taken over by Sony.