"take control" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: takes control [present, singular, third-person], taking control [participle, present], took control [past], taken control [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> control}} take control (third-person singular simple present takes control, present participle taking control, simple past took control, past participle taken control)
  1. To assume control, to gain power over someone or something. Synonyms: take charge, take command, take the reins Translations (to assume control): εἰς χεῖρας λαβεῖν (eis kheîras labeîn) [with-accusative] (Ancient Greek), грижа се за (griža se za) (Bulgarian), 掛帥 (Chinese Mandarin), 挂帅 (guàshuài) (Chinese Mandarin), ottaa ohjat käsiinsä (Finnish), ottaa johtoonsa (Finnish), ottaa vastuulleen (Finnish), prendre en charge (French), prendre la direction (French), prendre les rênes (French), die Führung übernehmen (German), das Kommando übernehmen (German), die Zügel ergreifen (German), prendere le redini (Italian), tomar as rédeas (Portuguese), tomar conta (Portuguese), assumir o controle [Brazil] (Portuguese), assumir o controlo [Portugal] (Portuguese), взять под контроль (vzjatʹ pod kontrolʹ) (Russian), брать бразды́ правле́ния (bratʹ brazdý pravlénija) (Russian), tomar las riendas (Spanish), hacerse cargo (Spanish), dizginleri eline almak (Turkish), ipleri eline almak (Turkish)

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2013, Mitch Winehouse, Amy, My Daughter, London: Harper, →ISBN, page 120:",
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        {
          "ref": "2024 July 10, Phil McNulty, BBC Sport:",
          "text": "The Netherlands, who saw Denzel Dumfries' header hit the bar before the break, took control after the break and it required important interventions from keeper Jordan Pickford to keep England level.",
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        "To assume control, to gain power over someone or something."
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        [
          "control",
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        [
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        [
          "power",
          "power"
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          "someone",
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          "word": "take charge"
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          "word": "take command"
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          "word": "take the reins"
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "griža se za",
          "sense": "to assume control",
          "word": "грижа се за"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to assume control",
          "word": "掛帥"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "guàshuài",
          "sense": "to assume control",
          "word": "挂帅"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to assume control",
          "word": "ottaa ohjat käsiinsä"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to assume control",
          "word": "ottaa johtoonsa"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to assume control",
          "word": "ottaa vastuulleen"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to assume control",
          "word": "prendre en charge"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to assume control",
          "word": "prendre la direction"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to assume control",
          "word": "prendre les rênes"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to assume control",
          "word": "die Führung übernehmen"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to assume control",
          "word": "das Kommando übernehmen"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to assume control",
          "word": "die Zügel ergreifen"
        },
        {
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "eis kheîras labeîn",
          "sense": "to assume control",
          "tags": [
            "with-accusative"
          ],
          "word": "εἰς χεῖρας λαβεῖν"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to assume control",
          "word": "prendere le redini"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to assume control",
          "word": "tomar as rédeas"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to assume control",
          "word": "tomar conta"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to assume control",
          "tags": [
            "Brazil"
          ],
          "word": "assumir o controle"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to assume control",
          "tags": [
            "Portugal"
          ],
          "word": "assumir o controlo"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vzjatʹ pod kontrolʹ",
          "sense": "to assume control",
          "word": "взять под контроль"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "bratʹ brazdý pravlénija",
          "sense": "to assume control",
          "word": "брать бразды́ правле́ния"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to assume control",
          "word": "tomar las riendas"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to assume control",
          "word": "hacerse cargo"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to assume control",
          "word": "dizginleri eline almak"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to assume control",
          "word": "ipleri eline almak"
        }
      ]
    }
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  "word": "take control"
}
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        "singular",
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      "form": "took control",
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        "To assume control, to gain power over someone or something."
      ],
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      "word": "take charge"
    },
    {
      "word": "take command"
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      "word": "take the reins"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "griža se za",
      "sense": "to assume control",
      "word": "грижа се за"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to assume control",
      "word": "掛帥"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "guàshuài",
      "sense": "to assume control",
      "word": "挂帅"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to assume control",
      "word": "ottaa ohjat käsiinsä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to assume control",
      "word": "ottaa johtoonsa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to assume control",
      "word": "ottaa vastuulleen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to assume control",
      "word": "prendre en charge"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to assume control",
      "word": "prendre la direction"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to assume control",
      "word": "prendre les rênes"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to assume control",
      "word": "die Führung übernehmen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to assume control",
      "word": "das Kommando übernehmen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to assume control",
      "word": "die Zügel ergreifen"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "eis kheîras labeîn",
      "sense": "to assume control",
      "tags": [
        "with-accusative"
      ],
      "word": "εἰς χεῖρας λαβεῖν"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to assume control",
      "word": "prendere le redini"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to assume control",
      "word": "tomar as rédeas"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to assume control",
      "word": "tomar conta"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to assume control",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ],
      "word": "assumir o controle"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to assume control",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ],
      "word": "assumir o controlo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vzjatʹ pod kontrolʹ",
      "sense": "to assume control",
      "word": "взять под контроль"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bratʹ brazdý pravlénija",
      "sense": "to assume control",
      "word": "брать бразды́ правле́ния"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to assume control",
      "word": "tomar las riendas"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to assume control",
      "word": "hacerse cargo"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to assume control",
      "word": "dizginleri eline almak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to assume control",
      "word": "ipleri eline almak"
    }
  ],
  "word": "take control"
}

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