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takes charge

takes charge is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take charge.

Meaning of take charge

Verb

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

  1. Synonym of take control, especially in situations involving informal command over a group of people.
    • The skipper Mr. Cooke had hired at Far Harbor was a God-fearing man with a luke warm interest in his new billet and employer, and had only been prevailed upon to take charge of the yacht after the offer of an emolument equal to half a year's sea pay of an ensign in the navy.1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter X, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    take control

Questions about takes charge

What is takes charge the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Takes charge is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take charge.

Words near takes charge in the dictionary

  1. takes by storm
  2. takes by surprise
  3. takes care
  4. takes care of
  5. takes care of business
  6. takes charge
  7. takes check
  8. takes coals to Newcastle
  9. takes cold
  10. takes command
  11. takes control

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