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take in

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Princeton's WordNet

  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"

Wiktionary

  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.

ChatGPT

  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."

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. Richard Gugolka:

    When you read about the people who want sharia law in Copenhagen and disallow voting, what kind of 'thank you' is that? Shouldn't they just be happy they're allowed to be here, i’m not allowed to say it, but we need to decide what kind of refugees we want to take in.

  2. Donald Trump:

    With the problems our country has, to take in 250,000 people, some of whom are going to have problems, big problems, is just insane.

  3. Martha Savery:

    If your family has significant medical expenses ... or if they've had to take in a family member or seen a reduction in hours, that's worth mentioning.

  4. David Greenwood:

    We could see the different layers of cells in a leaf fragment including the epidermis with the pores, called stomata, through which plants take in carbon dioxide, we could also see the surface patterning of the epidermis cells, which was like a jigsaw pattern that we see on many living ferns.

  5. Raina Nicole:

    Be aware of what you allow to fuel your thoughts, the energy you take in and what emotions you put out and how it effects you and others..


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