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English verb: take in | |||
| 1. | take in (stative) provide with shelter | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | domiciliate, house, put up | ||
| 2. | take in (communication) fool or hoax | ||
| Samples | The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone. You can't fool me!. | ||
| Synonyms | befool, cod, dupe, fool, gull, put on, put one across, put one over, slang | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | betray, deceive, lead astray | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | kid, pull the leg of | ||
| 3. | take in (weather) suck or take up or in | ||
| Samples | A black star absorbs all matter. | ||
| Synonyms | absorb | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | suck, suck in | ||
| Antonyms | give out, emit, give off | ||
| 4. | take in (social) visit for entertainment | ||
| Samples | Take in the sights. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | see, visit | ||
| 5. | take in (possession) call for and obtain payment of | ||
| Samples | We collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts. He collected the rent. | ||
| Synonyms | collect | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something from somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | take | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | farm, raise | ||
| 6. | take in (perception) see or watch | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue take in the movie | ||
| Synonyms | catch, see, view, watch | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | watch | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | preview, spectate, visualise, visualize | ||
| Verb group | see | ||
| 7. | take in (contact) express willingness to have in one's home or environs | ||
| Samples | The community warmly received the refugees. | ||
| Examples | Sam cannot take in Sue | ||
| Synonyms | invite, receive | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | absorb, assume, induct, see, welcome | ||
| 8. | take in (contact) fold up | ||
| Samples | Take in the sails. | ||
| Synonyms | gather in | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | furl, roll up | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | coal, incorporate | ||
| 9. | take in (cognition) take up mentally | ||
| Samples | He absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe. | ||
| Synonyms | absorb, assimilate, ingest | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | acquire, larn, learn | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | imbibe | ||
| 10. | take in (possession) earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Examples | They take in the money | ||
| Synonyms | bring in, clear, earn, gain, make, pull in, realise, realize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | acquire, get | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bear, bring home, eke out, gross, pay, profit, rake in, rake off, shovel in, squeeze out, take home, turn a profit, yield | ||
| Verb group | clear, make, net, sack, sack up | ||
| 11. | take in (perception) hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers | ||
| Samples | We overheard the conversation at the next table. | ||
| Synonyms | catch, overhear | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hear | ||
| Entail | listen | ||
| Verb group | catch, get | ||
| 12. | take in (contact) accept | ||
| Samples | The cloth takes up the liquid. | ||
| Synonyms | take up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | have, receive | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fuel | ||
| 13. | take in (contact) take in, also metaphorically | ||
| Samples | The sponge absorbs water well. She drew strength from the minister's words. | ||
| Synonyms | absorb, draw, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck, suck up, take up | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blot, mop, mop up, sponge up, wipe up | ||
| 14. | take in (consumption) take up as if with a sponge | ||
| Synonyms | sop up, suck in, take up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | consume, have, ingest, take, take in | ||
| 15. | take in (consumption) serve oneself to, or consume regularly | ||
| Samples | Have another bowl of chicken soup!. I don't take sugar in my coffee. | ||
| Examples | They take in more bread | ||
| Synonyms | consume, have, ingest, take | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | booze, cannibalise, cannibalize, do drugs, drink, drink, drug, eat, eat, eat, feed, fill, fuddle, get down, habituate, hit, imbibe, partake, replete, sample, sate, satiate, smoke, sop up, suck in, sup, swallow, take in, take up, taste, touch, try, try out, use | ||
| Antonyms | desist, abstain, refrain | ||
| 16. | take in (change) take into one's family | ||
| Samples | They adopted two children from Nicaragua. | ||
| Synonyms | adopt | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | take | ||
| 17. | take in (change) make (clothes) smaller | ||
| Samples | Please take in this skirt--I've lost weight. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, vary | ||
| Antonyms | widen, let out | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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