to take charge
101
3.5
- phrasal verb
- /teɪk tʃɑrdʒ/
- It is our duty to take charge.
- take charge of oneself
- take charge of learning
- help people take charge
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Watch on YouTubeIt's time to step up, take charge, and demand what you deserve.
- It's time to step up, take charge, and demand what you deserve.
- It's a child accessible house for them to take charge of getting things done.
- We must take charge of ourselves and assert our leadership.
- Now the self is taking charge of it.
- That anxiety and fear stems from having nobody taking charge of the situation.
- So to make themselves feel more important, you just have to take charge of one thing.
- They're looking for a strong man, somebody on top who can take charge.
- And then it could take charge of things like where we keep our weapons and our nuclear bombs.
Examples
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We must take charge of ourselves and assert our leadership.
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Now, I shall be gone for the rest of the afternoon, so I expect you to take charge.
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Just, you know, take charge again and take it forward.
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So to make themselves feel more important, you just have to take charge of one thing.
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I feel like, OK, I need to, like, take charge of my life a bit.
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It's time to step up, take charge, and demand what you deserve.
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And I'll personally take charge of this case from now on.
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I'm taking charge of this mission.
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All right, why don't you take charge and lead these people out of here?
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After the manager left unexpectedly, Sarah decided to take charge of the project to ensure it was completed on time.
Synonyms
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1.0
To guide a group or be in charge
577
2.8
To agree to do a job or task
417
3.1
Begin to control someone else's job or project
252
3.5
Start to have power and make decisions about something
77
4.2
To be in control and make the important decisions
69
3.2
To start guiding a group or activity and make the main decisions
58
4.1
To be in charge of an activity or group
25
4.7
To drive a car or have control of a situation
14
3.1
Accept a job, responsibility, or part in a play
13
4.4
To lead an organization, group, or project
3
4.9
To be in control of a group or business
3
4.6
Lead a project or task and make sure it is finished
2
7.3
To take on an important role as a leader
1
5.7
To accept responsibility for and control someone or something
1
7.4
To take on responsibility as the next leader
To start managing a task or group after someone else managed it
Start managing something after the previous person leaves
Antonyms
How In Charge
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to assume control/responsibility' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'take' (to assume) with 'charge' (responsibility/authority); the phrase follows a normal verb + noun compositional pattern so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the sense. This construction is cross-linguistically common, further supporting immediate comprehensibility for B1 learners.
Etymology
Take charge may come from the simple image of someone taking a 'charge' — a heavy load or duty — into their hands and moving forward to lead others. So, to take charge means 'to be in control' or 'to be responsible'.