Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take control

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.29 in modern English

Syllables: take -con-trol
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To assume control, to gain power over someone or something.

Example Sentences

"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."
"The Netherlands, who saw Denzel Dumfries' header hit the bar before the break, took control after the break and it required important interventions from keeper Jordan Pickford to keep England level."

Inflected Forms

takes control (present, singular) taking control (participle, present) took control (past) taken control (participle, past)

Synonyms

take charge take command take the reins take hold

Antonyms

lose control

Questions

What does take control mean?: To assume control, to gain power over someone or something.

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