took over; taken over; taking over; takes over
: to assume control or possession of or responsibility for
military leaders took over the government
Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
Their top five attack categories: fake accounts, account takeovers, scraping, account management, and in-product abuse.
—Bynick Rockel, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
After the takeover, Fleming invested several million dollars to give the stores a major face lift and launch a new image campaign.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
Videos purported to show armed takeovers at metro stops, universities, hospitals and other key facilities across the country.
—Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2024
The resort has racked up $18.1 million (€16.7 million) in losses in the nine years since his takeover.
—Alex Wood Morton, Fortune Europe, 9 Apr. 2024
The Department of Justice has so far resisted suing Texas over its takeover of Shelby Park and restrictions on Border Patrol agents.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2024
The Taliban takeover The landscape of girls’ education, however, underwent a drastic setback following the collapse of the government in 2021.
—Enayat Nasir, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2024
The festival will return to the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio, Calif., for its 23rd installment on the weekends of April 12-14 and April 19-21.
Fortnite Festival’s Jam Stage will get a themed takeover, complete with recognizable Coachella landmarks including Le Grande Wheel, Spectra Tower and more.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024
Ingrid Gercama, NPR, 27 Apr. 2024
This edition, which will take over four blocks of Broadway St. on Sunday (April 28), will also feature performances by Mexican actor and singer Pablo Montero, Graciela Beltran and Leonardo Torres, accompanied by the Mariachi Juvenil Nuevo Grullense.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 27 Apr. 2024
Jason Armstrong then took over as CFO in early 2023.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Apr. 2024
Though Verboten only took over the lease a few months ago, its owners had long desired to find a second taproom.
—Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2024
Boys placed there worked through a level system to graduate that often took over a year.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 25 Apr. 2024
The renovation is the work of the Barceló Hotel Group, who took over the derelict building in 2021.
—Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2024
Closures put students at risk of dropping out In the case of Cabrini, leaders reached a deal with nearby Villanova University, another Catholic institution, to take over the campus.
—Athena Jones, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
It’s got a spacious, comfortable clubhouse the A’s took over after the Raiders left.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
Noun
Ellison has teamed up with investment firms RedBird Capital and KKR in its takeover of Shari Redstone’s family holding company National Amusements, which would be followed by a merger of Skydance with Paramount.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
Their top five attack categories: fake accounts, account takeovers, scraping, account management, and in-product abuse.
—Bynick Rockel, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
After the takeover, Fleming invested several million dollars to give the stores a major face lift and launch a new image campaign.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
Videos purported to show armed takeovers at metro stops, universities, hospitals and other key facilities across the country.
—Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2024
The resort has racked up $18.1 million (€16.7 million) in losses in the nine years since his takeover.
—Alex Wood Morton, Fortune Europe, 9 Apr. 2024
The Department of Justice has so far resisted suing Texas over its takeover of Shelby Park and restrictions on Border Patrol agents.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2024
The Taliban takeover The landscape of girls’ education, however, underwent a drastic setback following the collapse of the government in 2021.
—Enayat Nasir, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2024
The festival will return to the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio, Calif., for its 23rd installment on the weekends of April 12-14 and April 19-21.
Fortnite Festival’s Jam Stage will get a themed takeover, complete with recognizable Coachella landmarks including Le Grande Wheel, Spectra Tower and more.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024
Verb
The teenager decided to leave after the Taliban took over in August 2021.
—Ingrid Gercama, NPR, 27 Apr. 2024
This edition, which will take over four blocks of Broadway St. on Sunday (April 28), will also feature performances by Mexican actor and singer Pablo Montero, Graciela Beltran and Leonardo Torres, accompanied by the Mariachi Juvenil Nuevo Grullense.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 27 Apr. 2024
Jason Armstrong then took over as CFO in early 2023.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Apr. 2024
Though Verboten only took over the lease a few months ago, its owners had long desired to find a second taproom.
—Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2024
Boys placed there worked through a level system to graduate that often took over a year.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 25 Apr. 2024
The renovation is the work of the Barceló Hotel Group, who took over the derelict building in 2021.
—Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2024
Closures put students at risk of dropping out In the case of Cabrini, leaders reached a deal with nearby Villanova University, another Catholic institution, to take over the campus.
—Athena Jones, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
It’s got a spacious, comfortable clubhouse the A’s took over after the Raiders left.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 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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