What does take in mean?

take in means "provide with shelter". That is the primary sense; the word has 17 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for take in?

Close synonyms include gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of take in?

The recorded antonyms are let out.

Is take in a common word?

take in is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

take in — meaning, pronunciation and 17 definitions

verb

17 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
provide with shelter
Broaderhouse
2.
fool or hoax
“The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone”
“You can't fool me!”
Synonymsgull dupe slang befool cod fool put on put one over put one across
Broaderdeceive
Narrowerpull the leg of
3.
suck or take up or in
“A black star absorbs all matter”
Synonymsabsorb
Narrowersuck
4.
visit for entertainment
“take in the sights”
Broadervisit
5.
call for and obtain payment of
“we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts”
“he collected the rent”
Synonymscollect
Broadertake
Narrowerfarm raise
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”
Synonymswatch view see catch
Broaderwatch
Narrowervisualize spectate preview
7.
express willingness to have in one's home or environs
“The community warmly received the refugees”
Synonymsreceive invite
Narrowerwelcome absorb see assume induct
8.
fold up
“take in the sails”
Synonymsgather in
Broaderroll up
Narrowerincorporate coal
9.
take up mentally
“he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe”
Synonymsabsorb assimilate ingest
Broaderlearn
Narrowerimbibe
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”
Synonymsgain clear make earn realize realise pull in bring in
Broaderget
Narrowereke out profit rake off take home rake in gross yield
11.
hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
“We overheard the conversation at the next table”
Synonymscatch overhear
Broaderhear
12.
accept
“The cloth takes up the liquid”
Synonymstake up
Broaderreceive
Narrowerfuel
13.
take in, also metaphorically
“The sponge absorbs water well”
“She drew strength from the minister's words”
Synonymsabsorb suck imbibe soak up sop up suck up draw take up
Narrowerwipe up blot sponge up
14.
take up as if with a sponge
Synonymssop up suck in take up
Broaderconsume
15.
serve oneself to, or consume regularly
“Have another bowl of chicken soup!”
“I don't take sugar in my coffee”
Synonymsconsume ingest take have
Narrowercannibalize use eat drink hit the bottle partake feed satiate sample take in
16.
take into one's family
“They adopted two children from Nicaragua”
Synonymsadopt
Broadertake
17.
make (clothes) smaller
“Please take in this skirt--I've lost weight”
Antonymslet out
Broaderchange

Questions about take in

What does take in mean?: take in means "provide with shelter". That is the primary sense; the word has 17 in total, listed in full on this page.
What is another word for take in?: Close synonyms include gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
What is the opposite of take in?: The recorded antonyms are let out.
Is take in a common word?: take in is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for take in come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

verb

17 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
provide with shelter
Broaderhouse
2.
fool or hoax
“The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone”
“You can't fool me!”
Synonymsgull dupe slang befool cod fool put on put one over put one across
Broaderdeceive
Narrowerpull the leg of
3.
suck or take up or in
“A black star absorbs all matter”
Synonymsabsorb
Narrowersuck
4.
visit for entertainment
“take in the sights”
Broadervisit
5.
call for and obtain payment of
“we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts”
“he collected the rent”
Synonymscollect
Broadertake
Narrowerfarm raise
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”
Synonymswatch view see catch
Broaderwatch
Narrowervisualize spectate preview
7.
express willingness to have in one's home or environs
“The community warmly received the refugees”
Synonymsreceive invite
Narrowerwelcome absorb see assume induct
8.
fold up
“take in the sails”
Synonymsgather in
Broaderroll up
Narrowerincorporate coal
9.
take up mentally
“he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe”
Synonymsabsorb assimilate ingest
Broaderlearn
Narrowerimbibe
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”
Synonymsgain clear make earn realize realise pull in bring in
Broaderget
Narrowereke out profit rake off take home rake in gross yield
11.
hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
“We overheard the conversation at the next table”
Synonymscatch overhear
Broaderhear
12.
accept
“The cloth takes up the liquid”
Synonymstake up
Broaderreceive
Narrowerfuel
13.
take in, also metaphorically
“The sponge absorbs water well”
“She drew strength from the minister's words”
Synonymsabsorb suck imbibe soak up sop up suck up draw take up
Narrowerwipe up blot sponge up
14.
take up as if with a sponge
Synonymssop up suck in take up
Broaderconsume
15.
serve oneself to, or consume regularly
“Have another bowl of chicken soup!”
“I don't take sugar in my coffee”
Synonymsconsume ingest take have
Narrowercannibalize use eat drink hit the bottle partake feed satiate sample take in
16.
take into one's family
“They adopted two children from Nicaragua”
Synonymsadopt
Broadertake
17.
make (clothes) smaller
“Please take in this skirt--I've lost weight”
Antonymslet out
Broaderchange

Questions about take in

What does take in mean?: take in means "provide with shelter". That is the primary sense; the word has 17 in total, listed in full on this page.
What is another word for take in?: Close synonyms include gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
What is the opposite of take in?: The recorded antonyms are let out.
Is take in a common word?: take in is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for take in come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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