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take charge

take char·gé
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [teyk shahr-zhey, shahr-zhey]
    • /teɪk ʃɑrˈʒeɪ, ˈʃɑr ʒeɪ/
    • /teɪk tʃɑːdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [teyk shahr-zhey, shahr-zhey]
    • /teɪk ʃɑrˈʒeɪ, ˈʃɑr ʒeɪ/

Definitions of take charge words

  • adjective take charge able or seemingly able to take charge: She is a take-charge management type. 1
  • transitive verb+noun take charge take command, control 1
  • verbal expression take charge take command or control of sth 1
See all 3 definitions of take charge

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Parts of speech for Take charge

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Take charge

take charge popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for take charge

verb take charge

  • boss — Your boss is the person in charge of the organization or department where you work.
  • call on — If you call on someone to do something or call upon them to do it, you say publicly that you want them to do it.
  • call upon — to cry out in a loud voice; shout: He called her name to see if she was home.
  • command — If someone in authority commands you to do something, they tell you that you must do it.
  • lay down the law — the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision.

adjective take charge

All 9 Synonyms of take charge

Antonyms for take charge

adjective take charge

  • mistakable — capable of being or liable to be mistaken or misunderstood.
Just one Antonym for take charge

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