take in

Meaning

1. (transitive) To receive.
2. (transitive) To receive and properly absorb or comprehend.
3. (transitive) To enjoy or appreciate.
4. (transitive) To allow a person or an animal to live in one's home.
5. (transitive) To receive (goods) into one's home for the purpose of processing for a fee.
6. (transitive) To shorten (a garment) or make it smaller.
7. (transitive) To attend a showing of.
8. To deceive; to hoodwink.
9. (transitive) To tighten (a belaying rope).
10. (obsolete) To subscribe to home delivery of.
11. To reef.
12. (transitive) To arrest (a person).

Opposite of

let out, let down

Synonyms

absorb

take

bring in

receive

accept

🉑

cheat

take up

ingest

fool

trick

pull in

adopt

include

deceive

collect

catch

assimilate

go in

imbibe

contain

sop up

watch

⌚

take on

suck

suck in

apprehend

comprehend

come in

bilk

see

👀

have

embrace

gather in

draw in

get in

suck up

soak up

invite

make

tighten

hoax

hold

screw

grasp

clear

dupe

earn

gain

realise

draw

Translations

accogliere

recevoir

bedotten

absorber

accettare

🉑

recibir

charlatanear

quacksalbern

accipere

rouler

اِمْتصّ

Kurpfuscherei betreiben

einziehen

🧵

beetnemen

assorbire

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈteɪkɪn/