1.  take in(v = verb.stative) - provide with shelter;
is one way to domiciliate, house, put up
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

2.  take in(v = verb.communication) befool, cod, dupe, fool, gull, put on, put one across, put one over, slang - fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"
is one way to betray, deceive, lead astray
Derived form noun take-in₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s somebody

3.  take in(v = verb.weather) absorb - suck or take up or in; "A black star absorbs all matter"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something

4.  take in(v = verb.social) - visit for entertainment; "take in the sights"
is one way to see, visit
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

5.  take in(v = verb.possession) collect - call for and obtain payment of; "we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts"; "he collected the rent"
is one way to take
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody

6.  take in(v = verb.perception) catch, see, view, watch - 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"
is one way to watch
Sample sentences: Sam and Sue take in the movie

7.  take in(v = verb.contact) invite, receive - express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The community warmly received the refugees"
Sample sentences: Sam cannot take in Sue

8.  take in(v = verb.contact) gather in - fold up; "take in the sails"
is one way to furl, roll up
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

9.  take in(v = verb.cognition) absorb, assimilate, ingest - take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"
is one way to acquire, larn, learn
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

10.  take in(v = verb.possession) bring in, clear, earn, gain, make, pull in, realise, realize - 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"
is one way to acquire, get
Sample sentences: They take in the money

11.  take in(v = verb.perception) catch, overhear - hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; "We overheard the conversation at the next table"
is one way to hear
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE

12.  take in(v = verb.contact) take up - accept; "The cloth takes up the liquid"
is one way to have, receive
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something

13.  take in(v = verb.contact) absorb, draw, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck, suck up, take up - take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
Sample sentences: Something ----s something

14.  take in(v = verb.consumption) sop up, suck in, take up - take up as if with a sponge;
is one way to consume, have, ingest, take, take in
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

15.  take in(v = verb.consumption) consume, have, ingest, take - serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"
Sample sentences: They take in more bread

16.  take in(v = verb.change) adopt - take into one's family; "They adopted two children from Nicaragua"
is one way to take
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP

17.  take in(v = verb.change) - make (clothes) smaller; "Please take in this skirt--I've lost weight"
is one way to alter, change, vary
Antonym: let out
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

VB  be composed of, be made of, be formed of, be made up of, consist of, be resolved into, include, contain, hold, comprehend, take in, admit, embrace, embody, involve, implicate, drag into, compose, constitute, form, make, make up, fill up, build up, enter into the composition of.

VB  receive, take, acquire, admit, take in, catch, touch, pocket, put into one's pocket, put into one's purse, accept, take off one's hands, be received, come in, come to hand, pass into one's hand, fall into one's hand, go into one's pocket, fall to one's lot, fall to one's share, come to one, fall to one, accrue, have given to one.

VB  be short, render short, shorten, curtail, abridge, abbreviate, take in, reduce, compress, epitomize, retrench, cut short, obtruncate, scrimp, cut, chop up, hack, hew, cut down, pare down, clip, dock, lop, prune, shear, shave, mow, reap, crop, snub, truncate, pollard, stunt, nip, check the growth of, foreshorten (in drawing).

VB  give entrance to, give admittance to, give the entree, introduce, intromit, usher, admit, receive, import, bring in, open the door to, throw in, ingest, absorb, imbibe, inhale, breathe in, let in, take in, suck in, draw in, readmit, resorb, reabsorb, snuff up, swallow, ingurgitate, engulf, engorge, gulp, eat, drink.

VB  be intelligible, speak for itself, speak volumes, tell its own tale, lie on the surface, render intelligible, popularize, simplify, clear up, elucidate, understand, comprehend, take, take in, catch, grasp, follow, collect, master, make out, see with half an eye, see daylight, see one's way, enter into the ideas of, come to an understanding.

VB  deceive, take in, defraud, cheat, jockey, do, cozen, diddle, nab, chouse, play one false, bilk, cully, jilt, bite, pluck, swindle, victimize, abuse, mystify, blind one's eyes, blindfold, hoodwink, throw dust into the eyes, dupe, gull, hoax, fool, befool, bamboozle, flimflam, hornswoggle, trick, impose upon, practice upon, play upon, put upon, palm off on, palm upon, foist upon, snatch a verdict, bluff off, bluff, bunko, four flush, gum, spoof, stuff (a ballot box), circumvent, overreach, outreach, out wit, out maneuver, steal a march upon, give the go-by, to leave in the lurch decoy, waylay, lure, beguile, delude, inveigle, entrap, intrap, ensnare, nick, springe, set a trap, lay a trap, lay a snare for, bait the hook, forelay, spread the toils, lime, trapan, trepan, kidnap, let in, hook in, nousle, nousel, blind a trail, enmesh, immesh, shanghai, catch, catch in a trap, sniggle, entangle, illaqueate, hocus, escamoter, practice on one's credulity, hum, humbug, gammon, stuff up, sell, play a trick upon one, play a practical joke upon one, put something over on one, put one over on, balk, trip up, throw a tub to a whale, fool to the top of one's bent, send on a fool's errand, make game, make a fool of, make an April fool of, make an ass of, trifle with, cajole, flatter, come over, gild the pill, make things pleasant, divert, put a good face upon, dissemble, cog, cog the dice, load the dice, stack the deck, live by one's wits, play at hide and seek, obtain money under false pretenses, conjure, juggle, practice chicanery, deacon, play off, palm off, foist off, fob-off, lie, misinform, mislead, betray, be deceived.

double take, give and take, give or take, take, take a bow, take a breath, take a breather, take a chance, take a crack at, take a crap, take a dare, take a dive, take a firm stand, take a hit, take a hop, take a joke, take a leak, take a look, take a powder, take a shit, take aback, take account, take advantage, take advantage of, take after, take aim, take apart, take arms, take aside, take away, take back, take by storm, take care, take care of, take chances, take charge, take control, take cover, take down, take effect, take exception, take fire, take five, take flight, take for, take for granted, take form, take from, take heart, take heed, take hold, take hold of, take home, take home pay, take in charge, take in vain, take in water, take into account, take issue, take issue with, take it, take it easy, take it on the chin, take kindly to, take leave, take liberties, take lying down, take note, take notice, take off, take office, take on, take one's lumps, take orders, take out, take over, take pains, take part, take place, take pride, take root, take shape, take sides, take stage, take steps, take stock, take ten, take the air, take the bull by the horns, take the cake, take the count, take the edge off, take the field, take the fifth, take the fifth amendment, take the floor, take the heat, take the road, take the stage, take the stand, take the veil, take time, take time by the forelock, take time off, take to, take to be, take to heart, take to task, take to the woods, take turns, take up, take up arms, take up with, take water, take with a grain of salt