Lose and Taking over

Lose

Lose verb - To be unable to find or have at hand.

Taking over is an antonym for lose.

Nearby Words: loser, losing

Taking over

Taking over noun - Acquisition of property by descent or by will.

Lose is an antonym for taking over in topics: govern, rule, dominate, abduct, put in place of.

Both terms in one sentence

  • The bad news is: Neil will be taking over both branches and some of you will lose your jobs.
  • Plus, he already broke a lot of laws (buying tickets from a scalper and taking over a retired Nebraska football player's VIP suite) trying to get Bobby to like football so he had nothing to lose.
  • Nice Job Fixing It, Villain As a consequence, when Vandal is beaten by the time-travelling Justice League, his subordinates release Hitler, who goes on to lose the war like he would have done in the first place, instead of another potentially more competent individual taking over.
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