No. 2,263 in Dutch
overnemen
To take over.
In a sentence
Een nieuwe directeur zal het bedrijf overnemen.
A new director will take over the company.
Here, 'overnemen' means 'to take over' in the sense of assuming control or ownership.
Ik heb zijn idee overgenomen en verder uitgewerkt.
I adopted his idea and developed it further.
In this context, 'overnemen' refers to 'adopting' or 'taking on' someone else's idea or concept.
De leraar vroeg de leerlingen om zijn uitleg over te nemen in hun notitieboekjes.
The teacher asked the students to copy his explanation into their notebooks.
Here, 'overnemen' is used in the sense of 'copying' or 'transferring' something from one medium to another.
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