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took control

took control is the simple past 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 took control

What is took control the simple past of?
Took control is the simple past of take control.

Words near took control in the dictionary

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

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