Definitions for take in
take in

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. take-inverb

   the act of taking in as by fooling or cheating or swindling someone

2. take inverb

   provide with shelter

3. gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one acrossverb

   fool or hoax

   "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"

4. absorb, take inverb

   suck or take up or in

   "A black star absorbs all matter"

5. take inverb

   visit for entertainment

   "take in the sights"

6. collect, take inverb

   call for and obtain payment of

   "we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts"; "he collected the rent"

7. watch, view, see, catch, take inverb

   see or watch

   "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie"

8. receive, take in, inviteverb

   express willingness to have in one's home or environs

   "The community warmly received the refugees"

9. take in, gather inverb

   fold up

   "take in the sails"

10. absorb, assimilate, ingest, take inverb

    take up mentally

    "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"

11. gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring inverb

    earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

    "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"

12. catch, take in, overhearverb

    hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers

    "We overheard the conversation at the next table"

13. take in, take upverb

    accept

    "The cloth takes up the liquid"

14. absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take upverb

    take in, also metaphorically

    "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"

15. take in, sop up, suck in, take upverb

    take up as if with a sponge

16. consume, ingest, take in, take, haveverb

    serve oneself to, or consume regularly

    "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"

17. adopt, take inverb

    take into one's family

    "They adopted two children from Nicaragua"

18. take inverb

    make (clothes) smaller

    "Please take in this skirt--I've lost weight"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. take inverb

   To deceive; to hoodwink.

2. take inverb

   To shorten (a garment) or make it smaller.

3. take inverb

   To absorb or comprehend.

4. take inverb

   To receive into your home for the purpose of processing for a fee.

5. take inverb

   To subscribe to home delivery of.

6. take inverb

   To attend a showing of.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. take in

   To take in has various meanings depending on the context: 1) Absorb or assimilate information, knowledge, or ideas: "She was trying to take in all the details of the presentation". 2) Accept and provide home or accommodation: "They decided to take in a foreign exchange student". 3) Perceive and comprehend one's surroundings through sight: "He stopped for a moment to take in the stunning view". 4) To understand or believe something: "It took a while for the news to be taken in". 5) Adjust a garment to make it narrower or tighter: "She had to take in the dress because it was too loose." So, the general definition could be "to receive, absorb and/or comprehend something intellectually, visually or physically."

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Anagrams for take in »

1. intake

2. Kantei

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of take in in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of take in in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of take in in a Sentence

1. Bob Casey:

   I think he's trying to exhaust all possible administrative steps the administration can take in the executive branch. But there are limitations, just like any issue, the legislative process is where most of the work has to get done. In the end, it gets you back into, just as voting rights did and just so many other issues that relate to domestic policy – it gets you back into a debate about changing the rules.

2. Jay Stanley:

   For police officers, it can take a while to sink in [that they may be filmed]. As police officers do take in that new reality, we may see a revolution in terms of a drastic reduction in brutality. We may not, but it's too early to tell.

3. Billy Eichner:

   I wanted to take something that feels like or sounds like a chore or a test you take in school -- The Midterms -- and turn it into people and make it something hot, the sexiest event of the year, that's a joke, obviously -- but that's our way with having fun of what can be traditionally a very dry, chore-like process.

4. Bryony Frost:

   I don't set goals or say, I'm going to beat this person or win that race, it's The Festival and such a rare thing to win. If you look at the top of the mountain, it's a long way up but if you take it step by step then you will keep going up. If you only make it half way, well you've still done well and if you get to the top, only then you can take in the view.

5. Grand Slam:

   I take that very seriously. That pressure comes and goes and in between you are more relaxed than as a player and you get to take in your environment.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=take in
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Take_in
3. ^ ChatGPT
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