"get taken in" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-get taken in.ogg [Australia] Forms: gets taken in [present, singular, third-person], getting taken in [participle, present], got taken in [past], got taken in [UK, participle, past], gotten taken in [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> taken in}} get taken in (third-person singular simple present gets taken in, present participle getting taken in, simple past got taken in, past participle (UK) got taken in or (US) gotten taken in)
  1. (idiomatic) To be fooled; to fall for. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-get_taken_in-en-verb-mGVFP~Vh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
  2. (idiomatic) To be unofficially fostered. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-get_taken_in-en-verb-pY61JuuS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: be taken in

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