Takeover — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force

a change by sale or merger in the controlling interest of a corporation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈeɪkoʊvɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈeɪkəʊvə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈeɪkəʊvə/

3 syllables Say it as /tˈeɪkoʊvɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

coup putsch coup d'etat

Word Forms

take over

verb

seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Übernahme

ein plötzlicher und entscheidender Regierungswechsel, illegal oder gewaltsam

🇫🇷French

reprendre

un changement soudain et décisif de gouvernement illégalement ou par la force

🇪🇸Spanish

tomar el control

un cambio repentino y decisivo de gobierno ilegalmente o por la fuerza

🇮🇹Italian

rilevare

un improvviso e decisivo cambio di governo illegalmente o con la forza

🇳🇱Dutch

overname

een plotselinge en beslissende regeringswisseling, illegaal of met geweld

🇵🇹Portuguese

assumir

uma mudança repentina e decisiva de governo ilegalmente ou pela força

🇷🇺Russian

перенимать

внезапная и решительная смена правительства незаконно или насильственно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कब्जा

अवैध रूप से या बलपूर्वक सरकार का अचानक और निर्णायक परिवर्तन

🇧🇩Bengali

দখল

অবৈধভাবে বা বলপ্রয়োগ করে সরকারের আকস্মিক এবং সিদ্ধান্তমূলক পরিবর্তন

🇮🇳Tamil

கையகப்படுத்துதல்

சட்ட விரோதமாக அல்லது பலவந்தமாக அரசாங்கத்தின் திடீர் மற்றும் தீர்க்கமான மாற்றம்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్వాధీనం

చట్టవిరుద్ధంగా లేదా బలవంతంగా ప్రభుత్వం యొక్క ఆకస్మిక మరియు నిర్ణయాత్మక మార్పు

🇮🇳Marathi

ताब्यात घेणे

बेकायदेशीरपणे किंवा सक्तीने सरकारचा अचानक आणि निर्णायक बदल

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટેકઓવર

ગેરકાયદેસર અથવા બળ દ્વારા સરકારમાં અચાનક અને નિર્ણાયક ફેરફાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ವಾಧೀನಪಡಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದು

ಕಾನೂನುಬಾಹಿರವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಬಲದಿಂದ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಹಠಾತ್ ಮತ್ತು ನಿರ್ಣಾಯಕ ಬದಲಾವಣೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഏറ്റെടുക്കുക

നിയമവിരുദ്ധമായോ ബലപ്രയോഗത്തിലൂടെയോ ഗവൺമെൻ്റിൻ്റെ പെട്ടെന്നുള്ളതും നിർണായകവുമായ മാറ്റം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਬਜਾ ਕਰਨਾ

ਗੈਰ-ਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ ਜਾਂ ਜ਼ਬਰਦਸਤੀ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਦੀ ਅਚਾਨਕ ਅਤੇ ਨਿਰਣਾਇਕ ਤਬਦੀਲੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

قبضہ

غیر قانونی طور پر یا طاقت کے ذریعے حکومت کی اچانک اور فیصلہ کن تبدیلی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

接管

非法或武力突然而决定性地改变政府

🇯🇵Japanese

引き継ぐ

違法または武力による突然かつ決定的な政権交代

🇰🇷Korean

인수

불법적으로나 강제로 정부가 갑작스럽고 결정적으로 바뀌는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiếp quản

một sự thay đổi đột ngột và dứt khoát của chính phủ một cách bất hợp pháp hoặc bằng vũ lực

🇹🇭Thai

เทคโอเวอร์

การเปลี่ยนแปลงการปกครองอย่างฉับพลันและเด็ดขาดโดยมิชอบด้วยกฎหมายหรือด้วยกำลัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengambilalihan

perubahan pemerintahan yang tiba-tiba dan tegas secara ilegal atau dengan kekerasan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkuha sa kapangyarihan

isang biglaan at mapagpasyang pagbabago ng pamahalaan nang ilegal o sa pamamagitan ng puwersa

🇲🇾Malay

pengambilalihan

pertukaran kerajaan secara tiba-tiba dan tegas secara haram atau secara paksa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الاستيلاء

تغيير مفاجئ وحاسم للحكومة بشكل غير قانوني أو بالقوة

🇮🇷Persian

تصاحب

تغییر ناگهانی و قاطع دولت به طور غیرقانونی یا با زور

🇹🇷Turkish

devralmak

yasa dışı veya zorla ani ve kesin bir hükümet değişikliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

השתלטות

החלפת שלטון פתאומית והחלטית שלא כדין או בכוח

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'takeover'?

The primary meaning of 'takeover' is 'a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'takeover' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'takeover' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'takeover' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'takeover' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

Community Poll1 / 6

How often do you encounter the word 'takeover' in your daily reading?

Very Often

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Do you find 'takeover' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

Somewhat easy

A bit confusing

Extremely hard

In your opinion, does the word 'takeover' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

Positive

Neutral

Gloomy

Vibrant

Which age group is most likely to use 'takeover' in regular conversations?

Kids (3-12)

Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'takeover' in a professional email?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Never

Would you classify 'takeover' as formal, casual, or slang?

Formal

Casual

Slang

Archaic

Pick an option to see how others voted