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take in


verb
1. provide with shelter (Freq. 3)
Hypernyms:
house, put up, domiciliate
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. fool or hoax (Freq. 2)
- The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone
- You can't fool me!
Syn:
gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod,
fool, put on, put one over, put one across
Derivationally related forms:
take-in, put-on (for: put on), fool (for: fool), dupe (for: dupe), dupery (for: dupe), gull (for: gull)
Hypernyms:
deceive, betray, lead astray
Hyponyms:
pull the leg of, kid
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s PP (for: put one over)
3. visit for entertainment (Freq. 1)
- take in the sights
Hypernyms:
visit, see
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. take up mentally (Freq. 1)
- he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe
Syn:
absorb, assimilate, ingest
Derivationally related forms:
assimilation (for: assimilate), assimilator (for: assimilate), absorption (for: absorb)
Hypernyms:
learn, larn, acquire
Hyponyms:
imbibe
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
5. suck or take up or in (Freq. 1)
- A black star absorbs all matter
Syn:
absorb
Ant:
emit (for: absorb)
Derivationally related forms:
absorptive (for: absorb), absorbent (for: absorb), absorbable (for: absorb), absorption (for: absorb)
Hyponyms:
suck, suck in
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
6. express willingness to have in one's home or environs (Freq. 1)
- The community warmly received the refugees
Syn:
receive, invite
Derivationally related forms:
invitation (for: invite), receptive (for: receive)
Hyponyms:
welcome, absorb, see, assume, induct
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Sam cannot take in Sue
7. fold up (Freq. 1)
- take in the sails
Syn:
gather in
Hypernyms:
roll up, furl
Hyponyms:
incorporate, coal
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
8. see or watch (Freq. 1)
- 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
Syn:
watch, view, see, catch
Derivationally related forms:
seer (for: see), viewable (for: view), view (for: view), viewer (for: view), watch (for: watch)
Hypernyms:
watch
Hyponyms:
visualize, visualise, spectate, preview
Verb Group:
see
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Sam and Sue take in the movie
9. call for and obtain payment of (Freq. 1)
- we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts
- he collected the rent
Syn:
collect
Derivationally related forms:
collectible (for: collect), collector (for: collect)
Hypernyms:
take
Hyponyms:
farm, raise
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something from somebody
10. accept
- The cloth takes up the liquid
Syn:
take up
Hypernyms:
receive, have
Hyponyms:
fuel
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
11. take in, also metaphorically
- The sponge absorbs water well
- She drew strength from the minister's words
Syn:
absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up,
suck up, draw, take up
See Also:
draw in (for: draw), suck in (for: suck)
Derivationally related forms:
imbiber (for: imbibe), suck (for: suck), sucker (for: suck), absorption (for: absorb), absorber (for: absorb)
Hyponyms:
wipe up, mop up, mop, blot, sponge up
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
12. take up as if with a sponge
Syn:
sop up, suck in, take up
Hypernyms:
consume, ingest, take, have
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
13. 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
Syn:
gain, clear, make, earn, realize,
realise, pull in, bring in
Derivationally related forms:
earner (for: earn), gainer (for: gain)
Hypernyms:
get, acquire
Hyponyms:
eke out, squeeze out, profit, turn a profit, rake off,
take home, bring home, rake in, shovel in, gross, yield,
pay, bear
Verb Group:
net, sack, sack up, clear, make
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- They take in the money
14. hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
- We overheard the conversation at the next table
Syn:
catch, overhear
Hypernyms:
hear
Verb Group:
catch, get
Entailment:
listen
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
15. serve oneself to, or consume regularly
- Have another bowl of chicken soup!
- I don't take sugar in my coffee
Syn:
consume, ingest, take, have
Ant:
abstain (for: consume)
See Also:
take up (for: take)
Derivationally related forms:
ingestion (for: ingest), consumptive (for: consume), consumption (for: consume), consumer (for: consume)
Hyponyms:
hit, cannibalize, cannibalise, use, habituate,
eat, drink, imbibe, booze, fuddle, partake,
touch, feed, satiate, sate, replete, fill,
sample, try, try out, taste, sop up, suck in,
suck in, smoke, drug, do drugs, swallow,
get down, sup
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- They take in more bread
16. take into one's family
- They adopted two children from Nicaragua
Syn:
adopt
Derivationally related forms:
adoptable (for: adopt), adoptive (for: adopt), adoptee (for: adopt), adoption (for: adopt), adopter (for: adopt)
Hypernyms:
take
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
17. make (clothes) smaller
- Please take in this skirt--I've lost weight
Ant:
let out
Hypernyms:
change, alter, vary
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something


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