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Take In| Verb | 1. | take in - provide with shelterdomiciliate, house, put up - provide housing for; "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town" | | | 2. | take in - fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"deceive, lead astray, betray - cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house" | | | 3. | take in - suck or take up or in; "A black star absorbs all matter"suck in, suck - attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.; "The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad" | | | 4. | take in - visit for entertainment; "take in the sights"visit, see - visit a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning" | | | 5. | take in - call for and obtain payment of; "we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts"; "he collected the rent"take - take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks" farm - collect fees or profits raise - collect funds for a specific purpose; "The President raised several million dollars for his college" | | | 6. | take in - 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"see - perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; "You have to be a good observer to see all the details"; "Can you see the bird in that tree?"; "He is blind--he cannot see" watch - look attentively; "watch a basketball game" visualise, visualize - view the outline of by means of an X-ray; "The radiologist can visualize the cancerous liver" spectate - be a spectator in a sports event preview - watch (a movie or play) before it is released to the general public | | | 7. | take in - express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The community warmly received the refugees"welcome - receive someone, as into one's house absorb - assimilate or take in; "The immigrants were quickly absorbed into society" see - receive as a specified guest; "the doctor will see you now"; "The minister doesn't see anybody before noon" assume - Christianity, obsolete; take up someone's soul into heaven; "This is the day when May was assumed into heaven" induct - admit as a member; "We were inducted into the honor society" | | | 8. | take in - fold up; "take in the sails"furl, roll up - form into a cylinder by rolling; "Roll up the cloth" incorporate - unite or merge with something already in existence; "incorporate this document with those pertaining to the same case" coal - take in coal; "The big ship coaled" | | | 9. | take in - take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"larn, learn, acquire - acquire or gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate" imbibe - receive into the mind and retain; "Imbibe ethical principles" | | | 10. | take in - 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"make - act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies" acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" squeeze out, eke out - make by laborious and precarious means; "He eked out a living as a painter" turn a profit, profit - make a profit; gain money or materially; "The company has not profited from the merger" rake off - take money from an illegal transaction take home, bring home - earn as a salary or wage; "How much does your wife take home after taxes and other deductions?" rake in, shovel in - earn large sums of money; "Since she accepted the new position, she has been raking it in" gross - earn before taxes, expenses, etc. pay, bear, yield - bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?" | | | 11. | take in - hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; "We overheard the conversation at the next table"hear - perceive (sound) via the auditory sense catch, get - perceive by hearing; "I didn't catch your name"; "She didn't get his name when they met the first time" | | | 12. | take in - accept; "The cloth takes up the liquid"receive, have - get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front" fuel - take in fuel, as of a ship; "The tanker fueled in Bahrain" | | | 13. | take in - take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"mop, mop up, wipe up - to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop; "Mop the hallway now"; "He mopped her forehead with a towel" blot - dry (ink) with blotting paper sponge up - absorb as if with a sponge; "sponge up the spilled milk on the coounter" | | | 14. | take in - take up as if with a spongeingest, consume, have, take in, take - serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" | | | 15. | take in - serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"hit - consume to excess; "hit the bottle" habituate, use - take or consume (regularly or habitually); "She uses drugs rarely" eat - eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation" eat - take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?" drink, imbibe - take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda" partake, touch - consume; "She didn't touch her food all night" eat, feed - take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?" smoke - inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes; "We never smoked marijuana"; "Do you smoke?" swallow, get down - pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!" sup - take solid or liquid food into the mouth a little at a time either by drinking or by eating with a spoon | | | 16. | take in - take into one's family; "They adopted two children from Nicaragua"take - take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks" | | | 17. | take in - make (clothes) smaller; "Please take in this skirt--I've lost weight"vary, alter, change - make or become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season" widen, let out - make (clothes) larger; "Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight" | |
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