to take charge
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3.5
- phrasal verb
- /teɪk tʃɑrdʒ/
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- It is our duty to take charge.
- take charge of oneself
- take charge of learning
- help people take charge
It'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
862
3.1
Begin to control someone else's job or project
405
2.8
To agree to do a job or task
227
3.5
Start to have power and make decisions about something
99
4.2
To be in control and make the important decisions
79
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
23
4.7
To drive a car or have control of a situation
12
4.4
To lead an organization, group, or project
10
3.1
Accept a job, responsibility, or part in a play
3
4.9
To be in control of a group or business
2
4.6
Lead a project or task and make sure it is finished
1
7.3
To take on an important role as a leader
1
7.4
To take on responsibility as the next leader
To accept responsibility for and control someone or something
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'.