takeover

Other forms of takeover

plural

takeovers·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about takeover

What does takeover mean?

takeover means "a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in takeover?

takeover has 3 syllables: ta-keo-ver. The stress falls on "ta". In IPA it is /ˈteɪˌkoʊvɚ/.

What is another word for takeover?

Close synonyms include coup d'etat, coup, putsch. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is takeover a common word?

takeover is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with takeover?

1 word rhymes with takeover. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.