take in

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA(key): /teɪk‿ˈɪn/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /tæɪk‿ˈɪn/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /tæɪk‿ˈən/ === Verb === take in (third-person singular simple present takes in, present participle taking in, simple past took in, past participle taken in) (transitive) To receive. Hyponym: rake in (transitive) To receive and properly absorb or comprehend. (transitive) To enjoy or appreciate. (transitive) To allow a person or an animal to live in one's home. (transitive) To receive (goods) into one's home for the purpose of processing for a fee. (transitive) To shorten (a garment) or make it smaller. Antonyms: let out, let down (transitive) To attend a showing of. To deceive; to hoodwink. (transitive, climbing) To tighten (a belaying rope). Synonym: take up (obsolete) To subscribe to home delivery of. 1844 January 23, cross-examination in the case of R v Daniel O'Connell, et al., reprinted in, 1844, John Flanedy, editor, A Special Report of the Proceedings in the Case of the Queen against Daniel O'Connell […] on an Indictment for Conspiracy and Misdemeanour, page 218 [2]: [James Whiteside:] May I ask what newspaper you take in? [John Jolly:] I take in no newspaper. [James Whiteside:] Well, then, what newspapers do you read? [John Jolly:] I am glad to see any of them. (nautical) To reef. (transitive) To arrest (a person). Synonym: take up ==== Derived terms ==== take-in (noun) ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Aitken, Kantei, intake, kaiten, kentia, kinate, tankie