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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  take in
       v 1: provide with shelter
       2: fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted
          everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: gull, dupe, slang,
           befool, cod, fool, put on, put one over, put
          one across]
       3: suck or take up or in; "A black star absorbs all matter"
          [syn: absorb] [ant: emit]
       4: visit for entertainment; "take in the sights"
       5: call for and obtain payment of; "we collected over a million
          dollars in outstanding debts"; "he collected the rent"
          [syn: collect]
       6: 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" [syn: watch, view,
           see, catch]
       7: express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The
          community warmly received the refugees" [syn: receive, invite]
       8: fold up; "take in the sails" [syn: gather in]
       9: take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of
          his tribe" [syn: absorb, assimilate, ingest]
       10: 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"
           [syn: gain, clear, make, earn, realize, realise,
            pull in, bring in]
       11: hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; "We
           overheard the conversation at the next table" [syn: catch,
            overhear]
       12: accept; "The cloth takes up the liquid" [syn: take up]
       13: take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water
           well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
           [syn: absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck
           up, draw, take up]
       14: take up as if with a sponge [syn: sop up, suck in, take
           up]
       15: serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl
           of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"
           [syn: consume, ingest, take, have] [ant: abstain]
       16: take into one's family; "They adopted two children from
           Nicaragua" [syn: adopt]
       17: make (clothes) smaller; "Please take in this skirt--I've
           lost weight" [ant: let out]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  take in
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 (μτβ) αναλαμβάνω, επιτρέπω κάποιον να μείνει στο σπίτι μου
     2 (''συνήθως στην παθητική φωνή'') ρίχνω, κάνω κάποιον να πιστέψει
  κάτι που δεν είναι αλήθεια

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  take in
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To absorb or comprehend.
     2 (lb en transitive) To enjoy or appreciate.
     3 (lb en transitive) To allow a person or an animal to live in one's
  home.
     4 (lb en transitive) To receive (goods) into one's home for the
  purpose of processing for a fee.
     5 (lb en transitive) To shorten (a garment) or make it smaller.
     6 To attend a showing of.
     7 To deceive; to hoodwink.
     8 (lb en transitive climbing) To tighten (a belaying rope).
  (qualifier: Also ''take up''.)
     9 (lb en obsolete) To subscribe to home delivery of.
     10 (lb en nautical) To reef.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  take in
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To absorb or comprehend.
     2 (lb en transitive) To enjoy or appreciate.
     3 (lb en transitive) To allow a person or an animal to live in one's
  home.
     4 (lb en transitive) To receive (goods) into one's home for the
  purpose of processing for a fee.
     5 (lb en transitive) To shorten (a garment) or make it smaller.
     6 To attend a showing of.
     7 To deceive; to hoodwink.
     8 (lb en transitive climbing) To tighten (a belaying rope).
  (qualifier: Also ''take up''.)
     9 (lb en obsolete) To subscribe to home delivery of.
     10 (lb en nautical) To reef.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  take in
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To absorb or comprehend.
     2 (lb en transitive) To enjoy or appreciate.
     3 (lb en transitive) To allow a person or an animal to live in one's
  home.
     4 (lb en transitive) To receive (goods) into one's home for the
  purpose of processing for a fee.
     5 (lb en transitive) To shorten (a garment) or make it smaller.
     6 To attend a showing of.
     7 To deceive; to hoodwink.
     8 (lb en transitive climbing) To tighten (a belaying rope).
  (qualifier: Also ''take up''.)
     9 (lb en obsolete) To subscribe to home delivery of.
     10 (lb en nautical) To reef.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  take in
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To absorb or comprehend.
     2 (lb en transitive) To enjoy or appreciate.
     3 (lb en transitive) To allow a person or an animal to live in one's
  home.
     4 (lb en transitive) To receive (goods) into one's home for the
  purpose of processing for a fee.
     5 (lb en transitive) To shorten (a garment) or make it smaller.
     6 To attend a showing of.
     7 To deceive; to hoodwink.
     8 (lb en transitive climbing) To tighten (a belaying rope).
  (qualifier: Also ''take up''.)
     9 (lb en obsolete) To subscribe to home delivery of.
     10 (lb en nautical) To reef.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  take in
     Englanti vb.
     1 viedä (jonnekin sisään)
     2 ottaa hoteisiinsa, sisään; syliinsä jms.
     3 ottaa, hyväksyä
     4 (''poliisista'') viedä putkaan, kuultavaksi, asemalle jms.
     5 tarkata, tarkastella perin pohjin
     6 sisäistää, omaksua
     7 ihailla, katsella, nähdä
     8 sisältää, olla sisältönä
     9 kokea, nähdä
     10 (''vaatteesta'') kaventaa, ottaa sisään

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  take in //ˈteɪkɪn// 
  1. поемам, попивам
  absorb; comprehend
  2. приемам
  allow to live in one's home

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  take in /tˈeɪk ˈɪn/ 
  utržit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  take in /tˈeɪk ˈɪn/ 
  ujmout

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  Take in! /tˈeɪk ˈɪn/
   [Br.] Seil ein! [sport]
           Note: Seilkommando
           Note: Klettern
     Synonyms: Take!, Up rope!
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  take in /tˈeɪk ˈɪn/
  etw. aufnehmen, eindringen lassen  [techn.]
           Note: Sache
   see: taking in, taken in
  
           Note: of a thing

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  take in /tˈeɪk ˈɪn/
  einholen  [Segel]
           Note: a sail

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  take in /tˈeɪk ˈɪn/
  
  το χάφτω, φιλοξενώ

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  take in //ˈteɪkɪn// 
  jymäyttää
  deceive; hoodwink

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  take in /teikin/
  1. accepter, accueillir, admettre, agréer, recevoir, recueiller
  2. mystifier, rouler

From English-Irish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.2 :   [ freedict:eng-gle ]

  take in /teikin/
  faomh, glac

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  take in //ˈteɪkɪn// 
  騙す
  deceive; hoodwink

From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lat ]

  take in /teikin/
  accipere

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  take in /teikin/
  1. priimti (svečią, gyventoją)
  2. apgauti

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  take in /teikin/
  1. aannemen, aanvaarden, accepteren, erkennen, ontvangen
  2. innen
  3. beetnemen, smokkelen, verlakken
  4. bedotten

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  take in /teikin/
  1. aceitar, acolher, admitir, receber, topar
  2. receber dinheiro por uma mercadoria ou serviço prestado
  3. charlatanear, fazer charlatanismo

From English-Russian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-rus ]

  take in /teikin/
  принимать

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  take in //ˈteɪkɪn// 
  ta in

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  375 Moby Thesaurus words for "take in":
     abbreviate, abridge, absorb, abstract, accept, accouple,
     accumulate, acquire, admit, adsorb, affect, agglutinate, amass,
     appear, appreciate, apprehend, arrest, articulate, assemble,
     assimilate, assister, associate, assume, attend, bamboozle, band,
     barge in, be admitted, be at, be present at, be with one, beguile,
     behold, betray, blot, blot up, bluff, bob, boil down, bond,
     bracket, break in, breeze in, bridge, bridge over, bring, burst in,
     bust in, cajole, call for, capsulize, capture, carry, catch,
     catch on, catch sight of, cement, chain, cheat on, chemisorb,
     chemosorb, circumvent, clap eyes on, clap together, clip, collar,
     collect, combine, come barging in, come breezing in,
     come busting in, come by, come in, come in for, come to, compass,
     complete, comprehend, compress, comprise, concatenate, conceive,
     condense, conglobulate, conjoin, conjugate, conjure, connect,
     consume, contain, contract, copulate, count in, couple, cover,
     creep in, crop, cross the threshold, crowd in, curtail, cut,
     cut back, cut down, cut off short, cut short, deceive, delude,
     derive, derive from, descry, devour, diddle, dig, digest, discern,
     discover, dispatch, dispose of, distinguish, do, dock,
     double-cross, down, drag down, draw, draw from, drink, drink in,
     drink up, drop in, dupe, eat up, edge in, elide, embody, embrace,
     encircle, enclose, encompass, engross, entail, enter, environ,
     envisage, epitomize, espy, extend, eye, fathom, fill, fill in,
     fill out, filter in, flimflam, follow, foreshorten, forestall,
     four-flush, gain, gain admittance, gammon, gape, gather, get,
     get an earful, get around, get away with, get down, get hold of,
     get in, get the drift, get the idea, get the picture,
     give an entree, glimpse, glue, go, go in, go into, go out, go to,
     grab, grasp, gull, have, have an entree, have an in,
     have coming in, have in sight, have it taped, hear, hear of,
     hear tell of, hoax, hocus-pocus, hold, hop in, hornswaggle, humbug,
     imbibe, immit, implicate, imply, include, incorporate, infiltrate,
     ingest, insert, intromit, intrude, involve, irrupt, jam in, join,
     juggle, jump in, ken, knot, know, lay eyes on, lay together,
     lead to, league, learn, let down, let in, lie, link, look at,
     look in, look on, look upon, lump together, make out, marry,
     marshal, mass, master, merge, mobilize, mock, mow, nab, nip,
     notice, number among, observe, obtain, occupy, ogle, osmose,
     outmaneuver, outreach, outsmart, outwit, overhear, overreach,
     pack in, pair, perceive, percolate in, pick out, pick up,
     piece together, pigeon, play one false, poll, pollard, pop in,
     press in, presume, presuppose, prune, pull down, push in, put away,
     put in, put something over, put together, put under arrest, range,
     reach, reach out, read, reap, recap, recapitulate, receive,
     reckon among, reckon in, reckon with, recognize, reduce, require,
     retrench, roll into one, run, run in, savvy, secure, see, seep in,
     seize, seize the meaning, sense, set foot in, shave, shear,
     shorten, show up, sight, sit in, slip in, slurp up, snow, snub,
     soak in, soak up, solder, sorb, span, splice, sponge, spot, spread,
     spy, squeeze in, step in, stick together, straddle, stretch,
     stretch out, string along, stunt, subsume, sum up, summarize,
     surround, swallow, sweep, swill up, synopsize, take, take down,
     take into account, take into consideration, take into custody,
     take on, take over, take prisoner, take up, tape, telescope,
     throw open to, thrust in, thrust out, tie, trick, trim, truncate,
     tuck in, turn up, twig, two-time, understand, unify, unite, view,
     visit, watch, wedge in, weld, witness, work in, yoke
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  接受,吸收;了解,理解;欺骗

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     接受,接纳;欺骗,哄骗;看到

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