take the reins
take the reins verb: synonym of take control.
Verb
take the reins (third-person singular simple present takes the reins, present participle taking the reins, simple past took the reins, past participle taken the reins)
- Synonym of take control.
- a general election campaign focused on whether the pro-military camp should remain in power or pro-democracy opposition groups should take the reins.2023 May 14, Nikkei staff writers, “Thailand election latest: Opposition Move Forward, Pheu Thai coy on coalition”, in Nikkei, archived from the original on 14 May 2023
- Synonyms:
- take control
take the reins meaning in Telugu
take the reins in Telugu
- take the reins
- పగ్గాలు అందుకొను paggālu andukonu
Synonyms of take the reins
Forms of take the reins
| third-person singular present | takes the reins |
|---|---|
| present participle | taking the reins |
| past | took the reins |
| past participle | taken the reins |
Questions about take the reins
- What does take the reins mean?
- Take the reins means synonym of take control.
- What is take the reins in Telugu?
- Take the reins in Telugu is పగ్గాలు అందుకొను (paggālu andukonu). See Take the reins meaning in Telugu.
- What part of speech is take the reins?
- Take the reins is a verb.
- What is the past tense of take the reins?
- The past tense of take the reins is took the reins.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: take the reins (page history and authors); పగ్గాలు అందుకొను (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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