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TAKE OVER – phrasal verb – meanings and examples

The English phrasal verb TAKE OVER has the following meanings:

1. Take over = to begin control
(transitive) When someone begins to have control of something and is in
charge of responsibilities, people, or duties. To begin to do something that
someone else was doing.

 The leader of my group left, so I decided to take over.
 I have decided to take over the business now that my father has retired.
 You look sick, you should go home. Don’t worry, I’ll take over for you.
 The company was taken over by an experienced businessman.
2. Take over = to buy out the ownership of a company
(transitive) When one company buys the majority of shares in another company in
order to control it
 Our company has been taken over by a British conglomerate.
 They tried to take over their main competitor to have less competition in the

market.
3. Take over = to conquer
(transitive) Take over can also mean conquer, especially in historical situations (a
king taking over another country).
 Gibraltar was taken over by a Castilian force in August 1462.
 The government was taken over by the rebel forces.

TAKE AFTER – phrasal verb – meanings and examples

The English phrasal verb TAKE AFTER has the following meanings:

1. Take after (someone) = to resemble (someone) in appearance or
habit

(transitive – inseparable) This phrasal verb is used when you want to say
that someone looks like an older member of the family, usually their mother
or father. This similarity is either of physical appearance, temperament, a
habit or general characteristic of that older family member or relative. This

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