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Take In (Verb)

Meaning 1

Take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

  • Absorb
  • Suck
  • Sop Up
  • Suck Up
  • Imbibe
  • Take Up
  • Soak Up
  • Draw

Hyponyms

  • Mop Up
  • Sponge Up
  • Wipe Up
  • Blot
  • Mop

Meaning 2

Hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; "We overheard the conversation at the next table".

Classification

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

Synonyms

  • Overhear
  • Catch

Hypernyms

  • Hear

Meaning 3

Take into one's family; "They adopted two children from Nicaragua".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

  • Adopt

Hypernyms

  • Take

Meaning 4

Take up as if with a sponge.

Classification

Verbs of eating and drinking.

Synonyms

  • Sop Up
  • Take Up
  • Suck In

Hypernyms

  • Ingest
  • Take
  • Take In
  • Have

Meaning 5

See or watch; "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".

Classification

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

Synonyms

  • Watch
  • View
  • See
  • Catch

Hypernyms

  • Watch

Hyponyms

  • Spectate
  • Preview
  • Visualise
  • Visualize

Meaning 6

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".

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Synonyms

  • Earn
  • Realize
  • Make
  • Realise
  • Bring In
  • Pull In
  • Clear
  • Gain

Hypernyms

  • Get

Hyponyms

  • Eke Out
  • Take Home
  • Bear
  • Rake In
  • Rake Off
  • Profit
  • Yield
  • Gross

Meaning 7

Provide with shelter.

Classification

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

Hypernyms

  • Put Up
  • Domiciliate

Meaning 8

Visit for entertainment; "take in the sights".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Hypernyms

  • See

Meaning 9

Express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The community warmly received the refugees".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

  • Receive
  • Invite

Hyponyms

  • Absorb
  • Induct
  • Welcome
  • See
  • Assume

Meaning 10

Take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe".

Classification

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.

Synonyms

  • Absorb
  • Ingest
  • Assimilate

Hypernyms

  • Learn
  • Acquire
  • Larn

Hyponyms

  • Imbibe

Meaning 11

Fold up; "take in the sails".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

  • Gather In

Hypernyms

  • Furl

Meaning 12

Serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee".

Classification

Verbs of eating and drinking.

Synonyms

  • Ingest
  • Take
  • Consume
  • Have

Hyponyms

  • Use
  • Sop Up
  • Habituate
  • Imbibe
  • Touch
  • Take Up
  • Hit The Bottle
  • Sate
  • Drink
  • Eat
  • Fuddle
  • Partake
  • Feed
  • Taste
  • Satiate
  • Fill
  • Try
  • Cannibalize
  • Take In
  • Cannibalise
  • Sup
  • Sample

Meaning 13

Accept; "The cloth takes up the liquid".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

  • Take Up

Hypernyms

  • Have

Meaning 14

Fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

  • Cod
  • Put One Over
  • Dupe
  • Fool
  • Gull
  • Put On
  • Put One Across
  • Befool
  • Slang

Hypernyms

  • Lead Astray
  • Betray
  • Deceive

Hyponyms

  • Pull The Leg Of
  • Kid

Related Words

  • Take-in (noun)

Meaning 15

Suck or take up or in; "A black star absorbs all matter".

Classification

Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering.

Synonyms

  • Absorb

Hyponyms

  • Suck

Meaning 16

Call for and obtain payment of; "we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts"; "he collected the rent".

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Synonyms

  • Collect

Hypernyms

  • Take

Hyponyms

  • Raise
  • Farm

Meaning 17

Make (clothes) smaller; "Please take in this skirt--I've lost weight".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Antonyms

  • Let Out

Hypernyms

  • Alter
  • Vary
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