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takes the wheel

takes the wheel is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 takes the wheel

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

Words near takes the wheel in the dictionary

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

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