TAKE IN


Meaning of TAKE IN in English

verb

Etymology: Middle English taken in, from taken to take + -in

transitive verb

1.

a. : to allow to enter : admit

ship was taking water in

b. : to bring or draw in from outside

air compressor … is used to take in atmospheric air, compress it, and force it into the cabin — H.G.Armstrong

tankers … taking in cargoes of finished oil products — Martin Chisholm

2.

a. : to carry or conduct within doors or into a room ; specifically : to escort (a lady) from a drawing room into dinner

b. : to take into custody : take to a police station as a prisoner

going to have to take you in for attempted homicide — Ellery Queen

3. : to draw into a smaller compass : reduce the extent of (as by shortening or tightening)

take in a slack line

a. : furl

take a sail in

b. : to make (a garment) smaller by making seams, darts, and tucks larger

dress needed to be taken in a bit

4.

a. : to receive as a guest or inmate

inn gladly takes in children

widow had started taking a few lodgers in

b. : to give shelter to

take in a stray dog

5. : to receive in payment or as proceeds of a venture

store takes a lot of money in each day

compare notes on how much each has taken in on his pitch — W.L.Gresham

6.

a. chiefly Britain : to receive (as a periodical) regularly

takes in four daily papers — Christopher Isherwood

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

take in washing

sisters took a little plain sewing in

take in typing jobs

7. : to take (land) into possession : annex , enclose , fence ; also : to take under cultivation

soil was usually exhausted in two or three years, when fresh land was taken in — Mary Tew

8.

a. : to encompass within its limits : comprise , embrace , include

that expansiveness of view which takes in all the discrepant factors — H.A.Overstreet

ban will take in fifty-eight miles of curb space — New York Times

in this day of the guided missile … the real world we live in takes in the whole earth — Herbert Bracker

b.

(1) : to include in an itinerary or visit : explore or visit in seeing the sights

can also take in some of the notable architectural monuments — Paul Henissart

is taking in the sights of the World's Fair — Newsweek

(2) : attend

take in a movie

read more history or take in more plays — W.H.Whyte

9.

a. : to receive into the mind : comprehend , understand

paused a few seconds to take the situation in — Rex Ingamells

was pleased at the … way his mind was taking in impressions and interpreting them — Irwin Shaw

stood motionless as though trying to take in the meaning of her words — Agnes S. Turnbull

cannot easily take in new ideas — Atlantic

b. : to take note of

in the second before she spoke … she had taken in the expensive hat and coat — Ruth Park

: observe keenly

seemed to take him all in anew before answering — S.H.Adams

: perceive

took in the special possibilities open to a monarch for extortion — Francis Hackett

10. : to impose upon : cheat , deceive , trick

prides himself … that he will not be taken in by anybody — Louis Wirth

taken in by a spurious document — G.C.Sellery

couldn't lie convincingly enough to take a child in

even the most experienced eye may be taken in on certain occasions — Henry Wynmalen

intransitive verb

: commence , open

school takes in at nine and lets out at three

- take in with

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