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take in
take somebody/something ↔ in phrasal verb (see also take)
1. be taken in to be completely deceived by someone who lies to you:
Don’t be taken in by products claiming to help you lose weight in a week.
2. take somebody ↔ in to let someone stay in your house because they have nowhere else to stay:
Brett’s always taking in stray animals.
3. take something ↔ in to understand and remember new facts and information
SYN absorb:
He watches the older kids, just taking it all in.
His eyes quickly took in the elegance of her dress.
4. take something ↔ in American English to collect or earn a particular amount of money
SYN take British English
5. to visit a place while you are in the area:
They continued a few miles further to take in Hinton House.
6. American English old-fashioned if you take in a show, play etc, you go to see it
7. take somebody ↔ in British English old-fashioned if the police take someone in, they take them to a police station to ask them questions about a crime:
All five teenagers were arrested and taken in for questioning.
8. take something ↔ in to make a piece of clothing fit you by making it narrower
OPP let out
take somebody/something ↔ in phrasal verb (see also take)
1. be taken in to be completely deceived by someone who lies to you:
2. take somebody ↔ in to let someone stay in your house because they have nowhere else to stay:
3. take something ↔ in to understand and remember new facts and information
SYN absorb:
4. take something ↔ in American English to collect or earn a particular amount of money
SYN take British English
5. to visit a place while you are in the area:
6. American English old-fashioned if you take in a show, play etc, you go to see it
7. take somebody ↔ in British English old-fashioned if the police take someone in, they take them to a police station to ask them questions about a crime:
8. take something ↔ in to make a piece of clothing fit you by making it narrower
OPP let out