The anxiety of the impending night took over.

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Hello

"The anxiety of the impending night took over."

The implicit object of 'over' is, in my opinion, 'me' (I mean the speaker). Is this correct?
If so, does the underlined mean something like "overwhelm" or "come over" here?

For example, I think it's okay to say "The anxiety of the impending night came over me."
Are these the same meaning?

Thanks

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

I don't see 'me' as the object at all. 'Take over' merely means 'to assume management or possession of or responsibility for: The first officer took over the ship when thecaptain suffered a heart attack.

Buriburi · Answer

Thank you, M.M.

The context of the sentence at hand is the writer(sarah silverman

), suffering a constant failure of losing bladder control at night, is terribly worried about a sleepover in her friend's house. And now she is only waiting for the night to come with much anxiety. I don't think in this context, 'take over' is taken over those meanings you mentioned

Would you use 'take over' in this context with this kind of meaning sometimes?
or would you think this is used loosely here?

Edit. Oh I think I should draw some more sentences around the original here.

By this age, I'd peed myself on numerous sleepovers, but here was a chance to do it with a substantial audience.
(a new paragraph begins)
The anxiety of the impending night took over. I felt like a zombie. Like a paralyzed person in a mobile person's body, going through the motions of a child at play. (...)

Mister Micawber · Answer

I stand on my original opinion.  Every night, anxiety takes over; it comes again every night and assumes its responsibility (of creating anxiety).

Buriburi · Answer

Oh, I see.

Thank you~!

The anxiety of the impending night took over.

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