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taken the wheel

taken the wheel is the past participle of take the wheel.

Meaning of take the wheel

Verb

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

  1. To be in control of the steering wheel of a vehicle or a vessel.
    • Can you take the wheel for a minute while I take off my gloves?
  2. (broadly, idiomatic) To assume control of a situation.

Questions about taken the wheel

What is taken the wheel the past participle of?
Taken the wheel is the past participle of take the wheel.

Words near taken the wheel in the dictionary

  1. taken the time
  2. taken the trouble
  3. taken the veil
  4. taken the weight off
  5. taken the weight off one's feet
  6. taken the wheel
  7. taken the wind out of someone's sails
  8. taken the words out of someone's mouth
  9. taken the wrong turn at Albuquerque
  10. taken time
  11. taken time by the forelock

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