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ひきつぐ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, ぐ, transitive)
1. to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to carry on (a tradition); to continue
There is already work that I have taken over.
2. to hand over
All you need to do is hand it over to me.
Alt. forms
引ひき継つぐ
96%
引ひきつぐ
1%
ひきつぐ
1%
引ひき継つぐ
1%
Pitch accent
ひ
きつ
ぐ
Conjugations...Used in: 40
Composed of
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
Examples (20 in total)
I want you to take over the mission.
I inherited my father's property.
I'll take over your job.
There is already work that I have taken over.
He took over his father's business.
My son will take over the job.
I was worried about who would take over this year.
He has taken over his father's business.
All you need to do is hand it over to me.
Who do you think will take over the company?
He took over the business from his father.
She took over the business after her husband died.
Before I retired, I handed my work over to a junior colleague.
Mr Koizumi succeeded Mr Mori as prime minister.
When he retired, his son took over his business.
He took over the business after his father died.
When John retired, his son took over his business.
Shun will take over my job while I'm away.
I'll take over your duties while you are away from Japan.
Handing some of your work over to others is the condition for the training.