TAKE IN as VERB

1. Meaning
   • make (clothes) smaller
   Usage Example(s)
   • Please take in this skirt–I”ve lost weight
   Hypernyms(s) take in is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • alter (what does alter mean?)
   • vary (what does vary mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • let out (what does let out mean?)
   • widen (what does widen mean?)
2. Meaning
   • take into one’’s family
   Synonym(s)
   • adopt (what does adopt mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • They adopted two children from Nicaragua
   Hypernyms(s) take in is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • take (what does take mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • adoptee (what does adoptee mean?)
   • adoption (what does adoption mean?)
   • adoptive parent (what does adoptive parent mean?)
   • adopter (what does adopter mean?)
3. Meaning
   • take up mentally
   Synonym(s)
   • absorb (what does absorb mean?)
   • assimilate (what does assimilate mean?)
   • ingest (what does ingest mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe
   Hypernyms(s) take in is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • learn (what does learn mean?)
   • larn (what does larn mean?)
   • acquire (what does acquire mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • imbibe (what does imbibe mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • acculturation (what does acculturation mean?)
   • assimilation (what does assimilation mean?)
   • assimilation (what does assimilation mean?)
   • learner (what does learner mean?)
   • scholar (what does scholar mean?)
   • assimilator (what does assimilator mean?)
   • assimilation (what does assimilation mean?)
   • absorption (what does absorption mean?)
4. Meaning
   • fool or hoax
   Synonym(s)
   • befool (what does befool mean?)
   • cod (what does cod mean?)
   • dupe (what does dupe mean?)
   • fool (what does fool mean?)
   • gull (what does gull mean?)
   • put on (what does put on mean?)
   • put one across (what does put one across mean?)
   • put one over (what does put one over mean?)
   • slang (what does slang mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone
   • You can”t fool me!
   Hypernyms(s) take in is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • deceive (what does deceive mean?)
   • betray (what does betray mean?)
   • lead astray (what does lead astray mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • pull the leg of (what does pull the leg of mean?)
   • kid (what does kid mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • take-in (what does take-in mean?)
   • fraud (what does fraud mean?)
   • fraudulence (what does fraudulence mean?)
   • dupery (what does dupery mean?)
   • hoax (what does hoax mean?)
   • humbug (what does humbug mean?)
   • put-on (what does put-on mean?)
   • fool (what does fool mean?)
   • sap (what does sap mean?)
   • saphead (what does saphead mean?)
   • muggins (what does muggins mean?)
   • tomfool (what does tomfool mean?)
   • chump (what does chump mean?)
   • fool (what does fool mean?)
   • gull (what does gull mean?)
   • mark (what does mark mean?)
   • patsy (what does patsy mean?)
   • fall guy (what does fall guy mean?)
   • sucker (what does sucker mean?)
   • soft touch (what does soft touch mean?)
   • mug (what does mug mean?)
   • victim (what does victim mean?)
   • dupe (what does dupe mean?)
   • fraud (what does fraud mean?)
   • fraudulence (what does fraudulence mean?)
   • dupery (what does dupery mean?)
   • hoax (what does hoax mean?)
   • humbug (what does humbug mean?)
   • put-on (what does put-on mean?)
   • chump (what does chump mean?)
   • fool (what does fool mean?)
   • gull (what does gull mean?)
   • mark (what does mark mean?)
   • patsy (what does patsy mean?)
   • fall guy (what does fall guy mean?)
   • sucker (what does sucker mean?)
   • soft touch (what does soft touch mean?)
   • mug (what does mug mean?)
5. Meaning
   • serve oneself to, or consume regularly
   Synonym(s)
   • consume (what does consume mean?)
   • have (what does have mean?)
   • ingest (what does ingest mean?)
   • take (what does take mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Have another bowl of chicken soup!
   • I don”t take sugar in my coffee
   Antonym(s)
   • abstain (what does abstain mean?)
   • refrain (what does refrain mean?)
   • desist (what does desist mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • hit (what does hit mean?)
   • cannibalize (what does cannibalize mean?)
   • cannibalise (what does cannibalise mean?)
   • use (what does use mean?)
   • habituate (what does habituate mean?)
   • eat (what does eat mean?)
   • eat (what does eat mean?)
   • drink (what does drink mean?)
   • imbibe (what does imbibe mean?)
   • drink (what does drink mean?)
   • booze (what does booze mean?)
   • fuddle (what does fuddle mean?)
   • partake (what does partake mean?)
   • touch (what does touch mean?)
   • feed (what does feed mean?)
   • eat (what does eat mean?)
   • satiate (what does satiate mean?)
   • sate (what does sate mean?)
   • replete (what does replete mean?)
   • fill (what does fill mean?)
   • sample (what does sample mean?)
   • try (what does try mean?)
   • try out (what does try out mean?)
   • taste (what does taste mean?)
   • take in (what does take in mean?)
   • sop up (what does sop up mean?)
   • suck in (what does suck in mean?)
   • take up (what does take up mean?)
   • smoke (what does smoke mean?)
   • drug (what does drug mean?)
   • do drugs (what does do drugs mean?)
   • swallow (what does swallow mean?)
   • get down (what does get down mean?)
   • sup (what does sup mean?)
   See Also
   • take in (what does take in mean?)
   • sop up (what does sop up mean?)
   • suck in (what does suck in mean?)
   • take up (what does take up mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • consumption (what does consumption mean?)
   • ingestion (what does ingestion mean?)
   • intake (what does intake mean?)
   • uptake (what does uptake mean?)
   • consumption (what does consumption mean?)
   • ingestion (what does ingestion mean?)
   • intake (what does intake mean?)
   • uptake (what does uptake mean?)
   • consumer (what does consumer mean?)
6. Meaning
   • take up as if with a sponge
   Synonym(s)
   • sop up (what does sop up mean?)
   • suck in (what does suck in mean?)
   • take up (what does take up mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) take in is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • consume (what does consume mean?)
   • ingest (what does ingest mean?)
   • take in (what does take in mean?)
   • take (what does take mean?)
   • have (what does have mean?)
7. Meaning
   • fold up
   Synonym(s)
   • gather in (what does gather in mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • take in the sails
   Hypernyms(s) take in is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • roll up (what does roll up mean?)
   • furl (what does furl mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • incorporate (what does incorporate mean?)
   • coal (what does coal mean?)
8. Meaning
   • express willingness to have in one’’s home or environs
   Synonym(s)
   • invite (what does invite mean?)
   • receive (what does receive mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The community warmly received the refugees
   Hyponym(s)
   • welcome (what does welcome mean?)
   • absorb (what does absorb mean?)
   • see (what does see mean?)
   • assume (what does assume mean?)
   • induct (what does induct mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • invitation (what does invitation mean?)
9. Meaning
   • take in, also metaphorically
   Synonym(s)
   • absorb (what does absorb mean?)
   • draw (what does draw mean?)
   • imbibe (what does imbibe mean?)
   • soak up (what does soak up mean?)
   • sop up (what does sop up mean?)
   • suck (what does suck mean?)
   • suck up (what does suck up mean?)
   • take up (what does take up mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The sponge absorbs water well
   • She drew strength from the minister’’s words
   Hyponym(s)
   • wipe up (what does wipe up mean?)
   • mop up (what does mop up mean?)
   • mop (what does mop mean?)
   • blot (what does blot mean?)
   • sponge up (what does sponge up mean?)
   See Also
   • attract (what does attract mean?)
   • pull (what does pull mean?)
   • pull in (what does pull in mean?)
   • draw (what does draw mean?)
   • draw in (what does draw in mean?)
   • suck in (what does suck in mean?)
   • draw in (what does draw in mean?)
   • aspirate (what does aspirate mean?)
   • draw in (what does draw in mean?)
   • suck in (what does suck in mean?)
   • aspirate (what does aspirate mean?)
   • draw in (what does draw in mean?)
   • suck in (what does suck in mean?)
   • suck in (what does suck in mean?)
   • draw in (what does draw in mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • drinker (what does drinker mean?)
   • imbiber (what does imbiber mean?)
   • toper (what does toper mean?)
   • juicer (what does juicer mean?)
   • sucking (what does sucking mean?)
   • suck (what does suck mean?)
   • suction (what does suction mean?)
   • chump (what does chump mean?)
   • fool (what does fool mean?)
   • gull (what does gull mean?)
   • mark (what does mark mean?)
   • patsy (what does patsy mean?)
   • fall guy (what does fall guy mean?)
   • sucker (what does sucker mean?)
   • soft touch (what does soft touch mean?)
   • mug (what does mug mean?)
   • absorption (what does absorption mean?)
   • soaking up (what does soaking up mean?)
   • absorber (what does absorber mean?)
10. Meaning
    • accept
    Synonym(s)
    • take up (what does take up mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • The cloth takes up the liquid
    Hypernyms(s) take in is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • receive (what does receive mean?)
    • have (what does have mean?)
    Hyponym(s)
    • fuel (what does fuel mean?)
11. Meaning
    • see or watch
    Synonym(s)
    • catch (what does catch mean?)
    • see (what does see mean?)
    • view (what does view mean?)
    • watch (what does watch mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • 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
    Hypernyms(s) take in is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • watch (what does watch mean?)
    Hyponym(s)
    • visualize (what does visualize mean?)
    • visualise (what does visualise mean?)
    • spectate (what does spectate mean?)
    • preview (what does preview mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • seer (what does seer mean?)
    • view (what does view mean?)
    • eyeshot (what does eyeshot mean?)
    • view (what does view mean?)
    • survey (what does survey mean?)
    • sight (what does sight mean?)
    • view (what does view mean?)
    • aspect (what does aspect mean?)
    • prospect (what does prospect mean?)
    • scene (what does scene mean?)
    • vista (what does vista mean?)
    • panorama (what does panorama mean?)
    • spectator (what does spectator mean?)
    • witness (what does witness mean?)
    • viewer (what does viewer mean?)
    • watcher (what does watcher mean?)
    • looker (what does looker mean?)
    • watch (what does watch mean?)
    • vigil (what does vigil mean?)
12. Meaning
    • hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
    Synonym(s)
    • catch (what does catch mean?)
    • overhear (what does overhear mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • We overheard the conversation at the next table
    Hypernyms(s) take in is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • hear (what does hear mean?)
    Entail(s)
    • listen (what does listen mean?)
13. Meaning
    • call for and obtain payment of
    Synonym(s)
    • collect (what does collect mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts
    • he collected the rent
    Hypernyms(s) take in is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • take (what does take mean?)
    Hyponym(s)
    • farm (what does farm mean?)
    • raise (what does raise mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • collector (what does collector mean?)
    • gatherer (what does gatherer mean?)
    • accumulator (what does accumulator mean?)
14. Meaning
    • earn on some commercial or business transaction
    • earn as salary or wages
    Synonym(s)
    • bring in (what does bring in mean?)
    • clear (what does clear mean?)
    • earn (what does earn mean?)
    • gain (what does gain mean?)
    • make (what does make mean?)
    • pull in (what does pull in mean?)
    • realise (what does realise mean?)
    • realize (what does realize mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • 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
    Hypernyms(s) take in is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • get (what does get mean?)
    • acquire (what does acquire mean?)
    Hyponym(s)
    • eke out (what does eke out mean?)
    • squeeze out (what does squeeze out mean?)
    • profit (what does profit mean?)
    • turn a profit (what does turn a profit mean?)
    • rake off (what does rake off mean?)
    • take home (what does take home mean?)
    • bring home (what does bring home mean?)
    • rake in (what does rake in mean?)
    • shovel in (what does shovel in mean?)
    • gross (what does gross mean?)
    • yield (what does yield mean?)
    • pay (what does pay mean?)
    • bear (what does bear mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • earner (what does earner mean?)
    • wage earner (what does wage earner mean?)
    • gainer (what does gainer mean?)
15. Meaning
    • visit for entertainment
    Usage Example(s)
    • take in the sights
    Hypernyms(s) take in is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • visit (what does visit mean?)
    • see (what does see mean?)
16. Meaning
    • provide with shelter
    Hypernyms(s) take in is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • house (what does house mean?)
    • put up (what does put up mean?)
    • domiciliate (what does domiciliate mean?)
17. Meaning
    • suck or take up or in
    Synonym(s)
    • absorb (what does absorb mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • A black star absorbs all matter
    Antonym(s)
    • emit (what does emit mean?)
    • give out (what does give out mean?)
    • give off (what does give off mean?)
    Hyponym(s)
    • suck (what does suck mean?)
    • suck in (what does suck in mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • absorption (what does absorption mean?)