Take-in Definition

tākĭn
noun
A taking in; specif., cheating, trickery, etc. or a deception, trick, etc.
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verb

To absorb or comprehend.

The news is a lot to take in right now.
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(idiomatic) To deceive; to hoodwink.

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To allow a person or an animal to live in one's home.

Take in a stray cat.
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To shorten (a garment) or make it smaller.
Try taking the skirt in a little around the waist.
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To receive into your home for the purpose of processing for a fee.

In hard times, some women would take in washing and others dressmaking repairs.
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Take-in Sentence Examples

  • In her penthouse, she was able to take in things at her own pace.

  • He found himself stretching his head back to take in the view.

  • Heading up the walk to the mansion, he stopped for a moment to take in the trees that were just beginning to change color.

  • Sofia's heart fluttered as she tried to take in the world of blinding lights and blurry colors.

  • It must receive a large constituent of what ultimately becomes its food from the air which surrounds it, and it must also take in from the same source the oxygen of its respiratory processes.

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