take (sth) over Значение & определение

Значение на take (sth) over на български

• 0 to start doing a job or being responsible for something that another person did or had responsibility for before:

  • He took over from the previous headmaster in February.

  • She took over as manager two weeks ago.

  • Jason Lamb has taken over responsibility for this project.

• 1 to get control of a company by buying enough of the shares in it:

  • The company he works for has recently been taken over.

• 2 to become more successful or powerful than something or someone else that is involved in the same type of activity:

  • It's only a matter of time before they take over completely.