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take the con

take the con verb: to take over navigational duties on the bridge of a ship.

Verb

take the con (third-person singular simple present takes the con, present participle taking the con, simple past took the con, past participle taken the con)

  1. (literal) To take over navigational duties on the bridge of a ship.
    • Mr. Renner, take the con!" Jolt meters swung before the acceleration alarms; Renner must have set up the course in advance and slapped the keys the instant he was given control.1974, Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, The Mote in God's Eye
  2. (figuratively, general) To take over responsibilities from someone else and thus become in charge of a situation.
    Synonyms:
    take the helm

Synonyms of take the con

Forms of take the con

third-person singular presenttakes the con
present participletaking the con
pasttook the con
past participletaken the con

Questions about take the con

What does take the con mean?
Take the con means to take over navigational duties on the bridge of a ship.
What part of speech is take the con?
Take the con is a verb.
What is the past tense of take the con?
The past tense of take the con is took the con.

Words near take the con in the dictionary

  1. take the cash and let the credit go
  2. take the chair
  3. take the chill off
  4. take the Chiltern Hundreds
  5. take the cloth
  6. take the con
  7. take the count
  8. take the coward's way out
  9. take the cross
  10. take the cure
  11. take the easy way out

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