Take over meaning
Take over is a phrasal verb with 3 meanings. One of them is to begin performing a role or duty previously handled by another person.
- Past simple
- took over
- Past participle
- taken over
- -ing form
- taking over
What take over means
assume responsibilityB2
To begin performing a role or duty previously handled by another person
Mina will take over the project when the current manager leaves.
2 more meanings of take over are in the Retite app, each with an example and a translation into your language.
More meanings in the appSimilar phrasal verbs
With take: take off, take out, take back, take up, take away, take on, take down, take someone aback, take after, take against.
With over: run over, go over to, spill over, tick over, change over, do over, get over, give over, give something over to something/someone, give yourself over to.
Common questions
What does take over mean?
It has 3 meanings. One of them is to begin performing a role or duty previously handled by another person. The other 2, each with an example and a translation into your language, are in the Retite app.
What is the past tense of take over?
Took over. The past participle is taken over.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
