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takes control

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

Meaning of take control

Verb

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

  1. To assume control, to gain power over someone or something.
    • She'd seen a doctor who’d prescribed Subutex, a drug-replacement treatment designed to wean the user off heroin. It had made her throw up. I was so relieved and told her how proud I was of her for taking control.2013, Mitch Winehouse, Amy, My Daughter, London: Harper, →ISBN, page 120

Questions about takes control

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

Words near takes control in the dictionary

  1. takes charge
  2. takes check
  3. takes coals to Newcastle
  4. takes cold
  5. takes command
  6. takes control
  7. takes courage
  8. takes cover
  9. takes credit
  10. takes credit for
  11. takes delight in

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