overta

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. få eller ta til eie (eller ta i bruk) noe som en annen har eid (eller brukt);
   ta over drift av to acquire or take possession of (or take into use) something another person has owned (or used);
   to take over the running of
   • han overtok gården etter faren he took over the farm from his father
2. ta på seg ansvar, oppgave eller lignende som en annen har hatt før;
   gå inn i stilling, verv eller lignende etter en annen to take on a responsibility, task or the like that someone else has had before;
   to step into a post, office or the like after someone else
   • overta ansvaret for noe to take over responsibility for something
   • han skal overta som statsminister he is to take over as prime minister
3. komme i stedet for;
   fylle plassen til to come in place of;
   to fill the place of
   • perioden da cd-en overtok for vinylplatene the period when the CD took over from vinyl records