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take in
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Princeton's WordNet
take-inverb
the act of taking in as by fooling or cheating or swindling someone
take inverb
provide with shelter
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!"
absorb, take inverb
suck or take up or in
"A black star absorbs all matter"
take inverb
visit for entertainment
"take in the sights"
collect, take inverb
call for and obtain payment of
"we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts"; "he collected the rent"
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"
receive, take in, inviteverb
express willingness to have in one's home or environs
"The community warmly received the refugees"
take in, gather inverb
fold up
"take in the sails"
absorb, assimilate, ingest, take inverb
take up mentally
"he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"
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"
catch, take in, overhearverb
hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
"We overheard the conversation at the next table"
take in, take upverb
accept
"The cloth takes up the liquid"
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"
take in, sop up, suck in, take upverb
take up as if with a sponge
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"
adopt, take inverb
take into one's family
"They adopted two children from Nicaragua"
take inverb
make (clothes) smaller
"Please take in this skirt--I've lost weight"
Wiktionary
take inverb
To deceive; to hoodwink.
take inverb
To shorten (a garment) or make it smaller.
take inverb
To absorb or comprehend.
take inverb
To receive into your home for the purpose of processing for a fee.
take inverb
To subscribe to home delivery of.
take inverb
To attend a showing of.
ChatGPT
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 »
intake
Kantei
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of take in in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of take in in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of take in in a Sentence
Anomalies occur, but groups can’t survive if they keep spending more than they take in.
The most important trip you may take in life is meeting people halfway.
We take in abandoned, stray and abused animals and find them new homes and that would have been the outcome we would have liked for this dog.
The Office will continue to be governed by a bipartisan independent outside board with ultimate decision-making authority. The Office is still expected to take in complaints of wrongdoing from the public. It will still investigate them thoroughly and independently. And the outside board will still decide whether or not evidence exists to warrant a full investigation by the House Ethics Committee. With the amendment adopted last night, the bipartisan, evenly-divided House Ethics Committee will now have oversight of the complaints office. But the Office is not controlled by the Committee.
We are alive in the most consequential time in human history -- the actions we choose or choose not to take in the next 10 years will determine the fate of the planet for the next thousand.
Translations for take in
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- تاخذ فيArabic
- přijmoutCzech
- tage indDanish
- aufnehmenGerman
- δέχομαιGreek
- preni enenEsperanto
- tomarSpanish
- ottaa sisäänFinnish
- prendreFrench
- ghlacadh isteachIrish
- bevenniHungarian
- menerimaIndonesian
- dupigarIdo
- accogliereItalian
- accipereLatin
- opnemenDutch
- ta innNorwegian
- nabrać kogośPolish
- assimilarPortuguese
- ia înăuntruRomanian
- ta inSwedish
- içeri almakTurkish
- đưa vàoVietnamese
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