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What is the meaning of “take over”?

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Rebecca

"Take over" means to take charge/take control of a situation or action. When someone takes over, he or she is taking responsibility from another to complete a task. Ex: She took over driving to the cities because Joey got scared. Ex: He took over writing the script for the play because Adam moved away. Ex: Why don't you let me take over? I already know how everything works.

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