What is the meaning of “take over”?

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When life gets you down, that’s when Sadness takes over.

What is the meaning of “take over”?

“Take over” means to take charge/take control of a situation or action. When someone takes over, he or she is taking responsibility from another to complete a task.

Ex: She took over driving to the cities because Joey got scared.
Ex: He took over writing the script for the play because Adam moved away.
Ex: Why don’t you let me take over? I already know how everything works.

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