TAKE IN


Meaning of TAKE IN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ transitive verb ]

Date: circa 1515

1. : to draw into a smaller compass

take in the slack of a line

a. : furl

b. : to make (a garment) smaller by enlarging seams or tucks

2.

a. : to receive as a guest or lodger

b. : to give shelter to

c. : to take to a police station as a prisoner

3. : to receive as payment or proceeds

4. : to receive (work) into one's house to be done for pay

take in washing

5. : to encompass within its limits

6.

a. : to include in an itinerary

b. : attend

take in a movie

7. : to receive into the mind : perceive

took in the view

8. : deceive , dupe

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.