took over; taken over; taking over; takes over
: to assume control or possession of or responsibility for
military leaders took over the government
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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Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
This is unlike Audi, which concluded its takeover of the Sauber F1 team, and the results are already showing in Sauber's performance.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Judges can order financially distressed nursing homes into receivership and appoint a neutral third party to take over management and file regular reports to the courts.
—Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Trump deployed the National Guard and, under a provision of the Home Rule Act of 1973, issued a federal takeover of the MPD, placing it under Bondi’s control.
—Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
This is unlike Audi, which concluded its takeover of the Sauber F1 team, and the results are already showing in Sauber's performance.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
Israel is expected to approve a new plan today to take over Gaza aimed at completely destroying Hamas and securing hostage releases, despite domestic and international opposition and warnings of a worsening humanitarian crisis in the enclave.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Judges can order financially distressed nursing homes into receivership and appoint a neutral third party to take over management and file regular reports to the courts.
—Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Takeover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/takeover. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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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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