ottaa haltuunsa, vallata, valloittaa
“Islamic militants have taken over the city.”
“I can take over cooking while you walk the dog.”
“CDs took quickly over from vinyl records.”
ottaa nimiinsä (velat)
“He was lucky. His rich parents took his debts over.”
take someone/something over to a place or person – kantaa t. viedä; viedä yli t. opastaa perille, viedä jonkun luokse
“Can you take us over by boat?”
take time/trouble/care over something – tehdä jotain huolella, ajan kanssa, perin pohjin t. vaivaa nähden
“I took time and trouble over finding exactly the kind of house I wanted.”