subentrare

to take over

verb soob-en-TRAH-reh Rare

Also means

to succeed (in a role)

Usage Note

Subentrare is an intransitive verb that takes essere as its auxiliary — il nuovo direttore è subentrato ('the new director has taken over'). It means to step in and replace someone or something. It is typically followed by a (subentrare a qualcuno, 'to take over from someone') or in (subentrare in un contratto, 'to take over a contract'). Common in legal, administrative, and business Italian.

Examples

"Il nuovo socio è subentrato nell'accordo."

Natural Translation

The new partner took over the agreement.

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