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Verb take in has 17 senses

take in - provide with shelter
--₁ is one way to house, put up, domiciliate
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Somebody ----s something
gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across - fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"
--₂ is one way to deceive, betray, lead astray

Derived form: noun take-in₁
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Somebody ----s somebody
absorb, take in - suck or take up or in; "A black star absorbs all matter"
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Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
take in - visit for entertainment; "take in the sights"
--₄ is one way to visit, see
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Somebody ----s something
collect, take in - call for and obtain payment of; "we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts"; "he collected the rent"
--₅ is one way to take
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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody
watch, view, see, catch, 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"
--₆ is one way to watch
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Sam and Sue take in the movie
receive, take in, invite - express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The community warmly received the refugees"
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Sam cannot take in Sue
take in, gather in - fold up; "take in the sails"
--₈ is one way to roll up, furl
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Somebody ----s something
absorb, assimilate, ingest, take in - take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"
--₉ is one way to learn, larn, acquire
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Somebody ----s something
gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring 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"
--₁₀ is one way to get, acquire
Sample sentence:
They take in the money
catch, take in, overhear - hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; "We overheard the conversation at the next table"
--₁₁ is one way to hear
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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
take in, take up - accept; "The cloth takes up the liquid"
--₁₂ is one way to receive, have
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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up - take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
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Something ----s something
take in, sop up, suck in, take up - take up as if with a sponge
--₁₄ is one way to consume, ingest, take in, take, have
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Somebody ----s something
consume, ingest, take in, take, have - serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"
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They take in more bread
adopt, take in - take into one's family; "They adopted two children from Nicaragua"
--₁₆ is one way to take
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Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
take in - make (clothes) smaller; "Please take in this skirt--I've lost weight"
--₁₇ is one way to change, alter, vary
Antonyms: let out, widen
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Somebody ----s something