"take in" meaning in All languages combined

See take in on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈteɪkɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-take in.wav Forms: takes in [present, singular, third-person], taking in [participle, present], took in [past], taken in [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> in}} take in (third-person singular simple present takes in, present participle taking in, simple past took in, past participle taken in)
  1. (transitive) To receive. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-take_in-en-verb-tlATRxFq
  2. (transitive) To receive and properly absorb or comprehend. Tags: transitive Translations (absorb; comprehend): поемам (poemam) (Bulgarian), попивам (popivam) (Bulgarian), absorber (French), assimiler (French), befogad (Hungarian), felfog (Hungarian), impegnare (Italian), vincolare (Italian), assorbire (Italian), prendere (Italian)
    Sense id: en-take_in-en-verb-5w9ndpyc Disambiguation of 'absorb; comprehend': 0 56 3 2 1 2 1 1 11 3 2 19
  3. (transitive) To enjoy or appreciate. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-take_in-en-verb-RGDEfkv4
  4. (transitive) To allow a person or an animal to live in one's home. Tags: transitive Derived forms: take-in [noun] Translations (allow to live in one's home): приемам (priemam) (Bulgarian), befogad (Hungarian), accogliere (Italian), ospitare (Italian), przygarniać [imperfective] (Polish), przygarnąć [perfective] (Polish), acolher (Portuguese), приюти́ть (prijutítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), acoger (Spanish), hospedar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-take_in-en-verb-uWo3dHJO Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 2 5 4 21 6 4 5 3 19 10 5 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 2 2 4 25 5 4 8 3 19 4 5 18 Disambiguation of "allow to live in one's home": 0 1 3 65 12 2 2 2 3 4 2 4
  5. (transitive) To receive (goods) into one's home for the purpose of processing for a fee. Tags: transitive Translations (receive into one's home for the purpose of processing for a fee): fare lavoretti in casa (Italian)
    Sense id: en-take_in-en-verb-Xkg3rvpl Disambiguation of "receive into one's home for the purpose of processing for a fee": 14 3 1 12 62 1 1 1 1 3 1 1
  6. (transitive) To shorten (a garment) or make it smaller. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-take_in-en-verb-LAgzz0yy
  7. (transitive) To attend a showing of. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-take_in-en-verb-PQ~0YCaV
  8. To deceive; to hoodwink. Translations (deceive; hoodwink): superruzi (Esperanto), jymäyttää (Finnish), duper (French), rouler (French), einwickeln (German), dupigar (Ido), imbrogliare (Italian), ingannare (Italian), abbindolare (Italian), 騙す (damasu) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-take_in-en-verb-wNEmM4zb Disambiguation of 'deceive; hoodwink': 0 1 2 2 1 2 1 80 2 2 3 3
  9. (transitive, climbing) To tighten (a belaying rope). Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Climbing Synonyms: take up
    Sense id: en-take_in-en-verb-~siULPyW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "in", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 4 3 20 5 3 8 3 26 7 5 14 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "in": 4 4 5 16 5 5 7 5 26 6 8 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 5 5 14 6 6 8 6 22 8 7 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 4 3 17 5 5 5 4 30 7 5 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 3 21 4 4 6 4 35 5 5 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 3 3 5 12 4 7 7 4 32 5 7 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 4 4 4 14 5 5 9 5 30 6 6 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 4 4 6 14 5 7 8 5 28 6 8 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 5 5 5 11 6 9 8 6 24 6 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 4 4 4 13 5 6 8 5 29 7 8 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 2 5 4 21 6 4 5 3 19 10 5 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 4 4 4 14 5 4 9 5 33 6 6 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 4 4 4 13 5 5 9 5 30 6 6 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 4 4 4 13 5 5 9 5 30 6 6 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 5 5 7 12 6 7 8 6 23 7 8 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 4 4 13 5 5 9 5 30 6 6 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 5 5 13 5 5 8 5 32 6 6 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 4 4 6 14 4 7 8 5 29 6 7 6 Topics: climbing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  10. (obsolete) To subscribe to home delivery of. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-take_in-en-verb-hKB9EUp2
  11. (nautical) To reef. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-take_in-en-verb-dv75tyII Topics: nautical, transport
  12. (transitive) To arrest (a person). Tags: transitive Synonyms: take up
    Sense id: en-take_in-en-verb-0xGvUdGr Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 2 5 4 21 6 4 5 3 19 10 5 18

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "takes in",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taking in",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "took in",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taken in",
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        "participle",
        "past"
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      "name": "en-verb"
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        {
          "text": "The company took in more than forty million euros last year.",
          "type": "example"
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        "To receive."
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        "(transitive) To receive."
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        {
          "text": "The news is a lot to take in right now.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "I was so sleepy that I hardly took in any of the lecture.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2021 May 15, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 0-1 Leicester”, in BBC Sport:",
          "text": "At the final whistle, it was just like old times as those thousands of Leicester supporters stayed in their seats for the trophy celebration to take in scenes that will live with them forever while the Chelsea end was a scene of desolation before it became a sea of deserted red seats.",
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        "(transitive) To receive and properly absorb or comprehend."
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          "_dis1": "0 56 3 2 1 2 1 1 11 3 2 19",
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          "roman": "poemam",
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          "word": "поемам"
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          "word": "felfog"
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        {
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          "code": "it",
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          "sense": "absorb; comprehend",
          "word": "impegnare"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 56 3 2 1 2 1 1 11 3 2 19",
          "code": "it",
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          "sense": "absorb; comprehend",
          "word": "vincolare"
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          "word": "assorbire"
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        {
          "text": "I'm just going to sit on a bench and take in the scenery.",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "text": "Just relax and take in the fresh ocean air.",
          "type": "example"
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        "To enjoy or appreciate."
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        "(transitive) To enjoy or appreciate."
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 6 0 58 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 23",
          "tags": [
            "noun"
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          "word": "take-in"
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        {
          "text": "take in a stray cat",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "To allow a person or an animal to live in one's home."
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          "allow"
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        [
          "person",
          "person"
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        [
          "animal",
          "animal"
        ],
        [
          "live",
          "live"
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        [
          "home",
          "home"
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        "(transitive) To allow a person or an animal to live in one's home."
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          "roman": "priemam",
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          "_dis1": "0 1 3 65 12 2 2 2 3 4 2 4",
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          "_dis1": "0 1 3 65 12 2 2 2 3 4 2 4",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "allow to live in one's home",
          "word": "accogliere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 1 3 65 12 2 2 2 3 4 2 4",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "allow to live in one's home",
          "word": "ospitare"
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          "_dis1": "0 1 3 65 12 2 2 2 3 4 2 4",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "allow to live in one's home",
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          ],
          "word": "przygarniać"
        },
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          "sense": "allow to live in one's home",
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          "sense": "allow to live in one's home",
          "word": "acolher"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "prijutítʹ",
          "sense": "allow to live in one's home",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "приюти́ть"
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          "_dis1": "0 1 3 65 12 2 2 2 3 4 2 4",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "allow to live in one's home",
          "word": "acoger"
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          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "allow to live in one's home",
          "word": "hospedar"
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        {
          "text": "In hard times, some women would take in washing and others dressmaking repairs.",
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        "To receive (goods) into one's home for the purpose of processing for a fee."
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          "receive",
          "receive"
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        [
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          "fee",
          "fee"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To receive (goods) into one's home for the purpose of processing for a fee."
      ],
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        "transitive"
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        {
          "_dis1": "14 3 1 12 62 1 1 1 1 3 1 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "receive into one's home for the purpose of processing for a fee",
          "word": "fare lavoretti in casa"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "let out"
        },
        {
          "word": "let down"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Try taking the skirt in a little around the waist.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To shorten (a garment) or make it smaller."
      ],
      "id": "en-take_in-en-verb-LAgzz0yy",
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        "(transitive) To shorten (a garment) or make it smaller."
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        {
          "text": "take in a show",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "take in a movie",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To attend a showing of."
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      "id": "en-take_in-en-verb-PQ~0YCaV",
      "links": [
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          "attend",
          "attend"
        ],
        [
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          "showing"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To attend a showing of."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
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        {
          "ref": "1909, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 3, in The Gem Collector:",
          "text": "She liked and trusted everybody, which was the reason why she was so popular, and so often taken in.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To deceive; to hoodwink."
      ],
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          "deceive",
          "deceive"
        ],
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          "hoodwink",
          "hoodwink"
        ]
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      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "0 1 2 2 1 2 1 80 2 2 3 3",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "deceive; hoodwink",
          "word": "superruzi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 1 2 2 1 2 1 80 2 2 3 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "deceive; hoodwink",
          "word": "jymäyttää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 1 2 2 1 2 1 80 2 2 3 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "deceive; hoodwink",
          "word": "duper"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 1 2 2 1 2 1 80 2 2 3 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "deceive; hoodwink",
          "word": "rouler"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 1 2 2 1 2 1 80 2 2 3 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "deceive; hoodwink",
          "word": "einwickeln"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 1 2 2 1 2 1 80 2 2 3 3",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "deceive; hoodwink",
          "word": "dupigar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 1 2 2 1 2 1 80 2 2 3 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "deceive; hoodwink",
          "word": "imbrogliare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 1 2 2 1 2 1 80 2 2 3 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "deceive; hoodwink",
          "word": "ingannare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 1 2 2 1 2 1 80 2 2 3 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "deceive; hoodwink",
          "word": "abbindolare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 1 2 2 1 2 1 80 2 2 3 3",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "damasu",
          "sense": "deceive; hoodwink",
          "word": "騙す"
        }
      ]
    },
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          "orig": "en:Climbing",
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            "Human behaviour",
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      "glosses": [
        "To tighten (a belaying rope)."
      ],
      "id": "en-take_in-en-verb-~siULPyW",
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, climbing) To tighten (a belaying rope)."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
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      "word": "jymäyttää"
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      "word": "duper"
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      "word": "騙す"
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