take charge of

VERB

nurse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cradle feed keep an eye on look after nourish take care of vaccinate

STRONG

advance aid attend baby-sit cherish cultivate encourage father forward foster further harbor humor immunize indulge inoculate irradiate medicate mother nurture pamper preserve promote serve sit succor support treat

WEAK

keep alive keep tabs on minister to see to wait on watch out for watch over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

starve

STRONG

block cease condemn destroy discourage disregard halt hinder hurt ignore impede injure neglect obstruct refuse stop

Example Sentences

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Artan had a year to remember in 2025, becoming the first Somali to take charge of a continental final.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Last year, similar scenes took place in Istanbul, when the courts named an administrator to take charge of the regional CHP offices.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

Communication between the two managers cooled significantly when Arteta gave up his role as Guardiola's assistant in Manchester back in 2019 to take charge of Arsenal.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

He departs Tottenham as one of only six managers to take charge of at least five Premier League games and fail to record a win.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

And he had to admit that he was kind of enjoying himself even though he had protested when Archie approached him this afternoon, asking him to take charge of the raffle.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier

take charge of

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