take somebody/something ↔ in phrasal verb ( see also ↑ take )
1 . be taken in to be completely deceived by someone who lies to you:
Don’t be taken in by products claiming to help you lose weight in a week.
2 . take somebody ↔ in to let someone stay in your house because they have nowhere else to stay:
Brett’s always taking in stray animals.
3 . take something ↔ in to understand and remember new facts and information SYN absorb :
He watches the older kids, just taking it all in.
His eyes quickly took in the elegance of her dress.
4 . take something ↔ in American English to collect or earn a particular amount of money SYN take British English
5 . to visit a place while you are in the area:
They continued a few miles further to take in Hinton House.
6 . American English old-fashioned if you take in a show, play etc, you go to see it
7 . take somebody ↔ in British English old-fashioned if the police take someone in, they take them to a police station to ask them questions about a crime:
All five teenagers were arrested and taken in for questioning.
8 . take something ↔ in to make a piece of clothing fit you by making it narrower OPP let out