'take in' definitions:
Definition of 'take in'
From: WordNet
verb
Provide with shelter
verb
Fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across]
verb
Suck or take up or in; "A black star absorbs all matter" [syn: absorb, take in] [ant: emit, give off, give out]
verb
Visit for entertainment; "take in the sights"
verb
Call for and obtain payment of; "we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts"; "he collected the rent" [syn: collect, take in]
verb
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" [syn: watch, view, see, catch, take in]
verb
Express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The community warmly received the refugees" [syn: receive, take in, invite]
verb
Fold up; "take in the sails" [syn: take in, gather in]
verb
Take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe" [syn: absorb, assimilate, ingest, take in]
verb
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" [syn: gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in]
verb
Hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; "We overheard the conversation at the next table" [syn: catch, take in, overhear]
verb
Accept; "The cloth takes up the liquid" [syn: take in, take up]
verb
Take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" [syn: absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up]
verb
verb
Serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" [syn: consume, ingest, take in, take, have] [ant: abstain, desist, refrain]
verb
Take into one's family; "They adopted two children from Nicaragua" [syn: adopt, take in]
verb
Synonyms of 'take in'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abbreviate,
- abridge,
- absorb,
- abstract,
- accept,
- accouple,
- accumulate,
- acquire,
- admit,
- adsorb,
- affect,
- agglutinate,
- amass,
- appear,
- appreciate,
- apprehend,
- arrest,
- articulate,
- assemble,
- assimilate,
- assister,
- associate,
- assume,
- attend,
- bamboozle,
- band,
- barge in,
- be admitted,
- be at,
- be present at,
- be with one,
- beguile,
- behold,
- betray,
- blot,
- blot up,
- bluff,
- bob,
- boil down,
- bond,
- bracket,
- break in,
- breeze in,
- bridge,
- bridge over,
- bring,
- burst in,
- bust in,
- cajole,
- call for,
- capsulize,
- capture,
- carry,
- catch,
- catch on,
- catch sight of,
- cement,
- chain,
- cheat on,
- chemisorb,
- chemosorb,
- circumvent,
- clap eyes on,
- clap together,
- clip,
- collar,
- collect,
- combine,
- come barging in,
- come breezing in,
- come busting in,
- come by,
- come in,
- come in for,
- come to,
- compass,
- complete,
- comprehend,
- compress,
- comprise,
- concatenate,
- conceive,
- condense,
- conglobulate,
- conjoin,
- conjugate,
- conjure,
- connect,
- consume,
- contain,
- contract,
- copulate,
- count in,
- couple,
- cover,
- creep in,
- crop,
- cross the threshold,
- crowd in,
- curtail,
- cut,
- cut back,
- cut down,
- cut off short,
- cut short,
- deceive,
- delude,
- derive,
- derive from,
- descry,
- devour,
- diddle,
- dig,
- digest,
- discern,
- discover,
- dispatch,
- dispose of,
- distinguish,
- do,
- dock,
- double-cross,
- down,
- drag down,
- draw,
- draw from,
- drink,
- drink in,
- drink up,
- drop in,
- dupe,
- eat up,
- edge in,
- elide,
- embody,
- embrace,
- encircle,
- enclose,
- encompass,
- engross,
- entail,
- enter,
- environ,
- envisage,
- epitomize,
- espy,
- extend,
- eye,
- fathom,
- fill,
- fill in,
- fill out,
- filter in,
- flimflam,
- follow,
- foreshorten,
- forestall,
- four-flush,
- gain,
- gain admittance,
- gammon,
- gape,
- gather,
- get,
- get an earful,
- get around,
- get away with,
- get down,
- get hold of,
- get in,
- get the drift,
- get the idea,
- get the picture,
- give an entree,
- glimpse,
- glue,
- go,
- go in,
- go into,
- go out,
- go to,
- grab,
- grasp,
- gull,
- have,
- have an entree,
- have an in,
- have coming in,
- have in sight,
- have it taped,
- hear,
- hear of,
- hear tell of,
- hoax,
- hocus-pocus,
- hold,
- hop in,
- hornswaggle,
- humbug,
- imbibe,
- immit,
- implicate,
- imply,
- include,
- incorporate,
- infiltrate,
- ingest,
- insert,
- intromit,
- intrude,
- involve,
- irrupt,
- jam in,
- join,
- juggle,
- jump in,
- ken,
- knot,
- know,
- lay eyes on,
- lay together,
- lead to,
- league,
- learn,
- let down,
- let in,
- lie,
- link,
- look at,
- look in,
- look on,
- look upon,
- lump together,
- make out,
- marry,
- marshal,
- mass,
- master,
- merge,
- mobilize,
- mock,
- mow,
- nab,
- nip,
- notice,
- number among,
- observe,
- obtain,
- occupy,
- ogle,
- osmose,
- outmaneuver,
- outreach,
- outsmart,
- outwit,
- overhear,
- overreach,
- pack in,
- pair,
- perceive,
- percolate in,
- pick out,
- pick up,
- piece together,
- pigeon,
- play one false,
- poll,
- pollard,
- pop in,
- press in,
- presume,
- presuppose,
- prune,
- pull down,
- push in,
- put away,
- put in,
- put something over,
- put together,
- put under arrest,
- range,
- reach,
- reach out,
- read,
- reap,
- recap,
- recapitulate,
- receive,
- reckon among,
- reckon in,
- reckon with,
- recognize,
- reduce,
- require,
- retrench,
- roll into one,
- run,
- run in,
- savvy,
- secure,
- see,
- seep in,
- seize,
- seize the meaning,
- sense,
- set foot in,
- shave,
- shear,
- shorten,
- show up,
- sight,
- sit in,
- slip in,
- slurp up,
- snow,
- snub,
- soak in,
- soak up,
- solder,
- sorb,
- span,
- splice,
- sponge,
- spot,
- spread,
- spy,
- squeeze in,
- step in,
- stick together,
- straddle,
- stretch,
- stretch out,
- string along,
- stunt,
- subsume,
- sum up,
- summarize,
- surround,
- swallow,
- sweep,
- swill up,
- synopsize,
- take,
- take down,
- take into account,
- take into consideration,
- take into custody,
- take on,
- take over,
- take prisoner,
- take up,
- tape,
- telescope,
- throw open to,
- thrust in,
- thrust out,
- tie,
- trick,
- trim,
- truncate,
- tuck in,
- turn up,
- twig,
- two-time,
- understand,
- unify,
- unite,
- view,
- visit,
- watch,
- wedge in,
- weld,
- witness,
- work in,
- yoke
Words containing 'take in'
- Take,
- Take off,
- Taking,
- Takingly,
- To take after,
- To take down,
- To take in,
- To take in with,
- To take on,
- To take out,
- To take to,
- To take up,
- To take up with,
- To take with,
- take after,
- take down,
- take for,
- take from,
- take it,
- take on,
- take out,
- take over,
- take to,
- take to be,
- take up,
- take up with,
- taking in,
- taking over,
- takings,
- Stock taking,
- Take-in,
- Take-off,
- Take-up,
- Taking-off,
- To give and take,
- To take a departure,
- To take a horn,
- To take a newspaper,
- To take a reef in,
- To take a shoot,
- To take advantage of,
- To take aim,
- To take air,
- To take along,
- To take arms,
- To take away,
- To take bearings,
- To take breath,
- To take care,
- To take care of,
- To take check,
- To take effect,
- To take fire,
- To take heart,
- To take heed,
- To take heed to,
- To take hold of,
- To take horse,
- To take huff,
- To take in hand,
- To take in vain,
- To take issue,
- To take it in snuff,
- To take keep,
- To take leave,
- To take measures,
- To take notice,
- To take notice of,
- To take oath,
- To take order for,
- To take order with,
- To take orders,
- To take place,
- To take pleasure in,
- To take possession,
- To take potluck,
- To take root,
- To take shape,
- To take shipping,
- To take sides,
- To take sight,
- To take soil,
- To take steps,
- To take stock,
- To take stock in,
- To take stock of,
- To take the chair,
- To take the field,
- To take the ground,
- To take the law of,
- To take the place of,
- To take the reins,
- To take the road,
- To take the stump,
- To take the trouble,
- To take the veil,
- To take the wall,
- To take the wind,
- To take to heart,
- To take to task,
- To take to the heels,
- To take to the road,
- To take to wife,
- To take turns,
- To take up arms,
- To take up cudgels for,
- To take up the cross,
- To take up the gauntlet,
- To take up the glove,
- To take up the hatchet,
- To take upon,
- To take vent,
- To take wind,
- double take,
- give and take,
- give or take,
- picture taking,
- take a bow,
- take a breath,
- take a breather,
- take a chance,
- take a crack at,
- take a crap,
- take a dare,
- take a dive,
- take a hit,
- take a hop,
- take a joke,
- take a leak,
- take a look,
- take a pee,
- take a piss,
- take a powder,
- take aback,
- take account,
- take advantage,
- take advantage of,
- take aim,
- take apart,
- take arms,
- take aside,
- take away,
- take back,
- take by storm,
- take care,
- take care of,
- take chances,
- take charge,
- take control,
- take cover,
- take effect,
- take exception,
- take fire,
- take five,
- take flight,
- take for granted,
- take form,
- take heart,
- take heed,
- take hold,
- take hold of,
- take home,
- take in charge,
- take in vain,
- take in water,
- take into account,
- take issue,
- take issue with,
- take it easy,
- take it on the chin,
- take kindly to,
- take leave,
- take liberties,
- take lying down,
- take note,
- take notice,
- take office,
- take orders,
- take pains,
- take part,
- take place,
- take pride,
- take root,
- take shape,
- take sides,
- take stage,
- take steps,
- take stock,
- take ten,
- take the air,
- take the cake,
- take the count,
- take the edge off,
- take the field,
- take the fifth,
- take the floor,
- take the heat,
- take the road,
- take the stage,
- take the stand,
- take the veil,
- take time,
- take time off,
- take to heart,
- take to task,
- take to the woods,
- take turns,
- take up arms,
- take water,
- taking apart,
- taking away,
- taking hold,
- taking into custody,
- taking place,
- to take a breather,
- to take a flight9,
- Leave-taking,
- Nap-taking,
- Side-taking,
- To take a name in vain,
- To take ground to the left,
- To take ground to the right,
- To take heart of grace,
- To take into one's confidence,
- To take occasion by the forelock,
- To take one's measure,
- To take one's own course,
- To take the back track,
- To take the bull by the horns,
- To take time by the forelock,
- give-and-take,
- stock-take,
- stock-taking,
- take a firm stand,
- take home pay,
- take one's lumps,
- take the bull by the horns,
- take the fifth amendment,
- take time by the forelock,
- take with a grain of salt,
- take-away,
- take-home,
- To take the name of God in vain,
- To take the wind out of one's sails,
- To take upon one's self,
- take-home pay