take over
1 (v + adv) assume control INTRANSITIVEhe died and his son took over fuair sé bás agus tháinig a mhac ina áitI'll take over from him tiocfaidh mé ina áitshe took over as editor tháinig sí i gceannas mar eagarthóir
TRANSITIVEhe took over the club tháinig sé i gceannas ar an gclub, ghlac sé seilbh ar an gclubshe took over the business from me ghlac sí ceannas an ghnó uaim, thóg sí ceannas an ghnó ar láimh uaimtourists take over the town in summer bíonn an baile beo le turasóirí sa samhradh
2 (v + adv, v + prep) of feeling: become dominant TRANSITIVEan ceann is fearr a fháil ar an lámh in uachtar a fháil ar instinct took us over fuair an nádúr an ceann is fearr orainn, tháinig an dúchas in uachtar ionainn
INTRANSITIVEexhaustion took over and I slept fuair an tuirse an lámh in uachtar orm agus chodail mé, fuair an tuirse mo bhua agus chodail mé
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3 (v + prep) buy out TRANSITIVEseilbh a ghlacadh ar úinéireacht a fháil artóg ar láimhthey took over the company ghlac siad seilbh ar an gcomhlacht 4 (v + adv, v + prep) carry over, transport TRANSITIVEtabhair anonn iompair anonn he took me over to the other side thug sé anonn go dtí an taobh eile mé → see take