Upper-Intermediate 💬 Idioms & Phrasal Verbs · #41 of 182

Phrasal Verb: Take Over

to gain control

Examples

  • A new firm took over.

Key rules

  • Take over means gain control of something
  • It can take an object: take over the company
  • It is separable: take it over
  • The noun is "takeover"

Common mistakes

  • A new firm took the business over it → A new firm took over the business
  • Take over it → Take it over
💡 Tip: "Takeover" is used for a company buying control of another company.
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