take in

Verb

• make (clothes) smaller
  • Please take in this skirt--I've lost weight
    

• take into one's family
  • They adopted two children from Nicaragua
    

• serve oneself to, or consume regularly
  • Have another bowl of chicken soup!
    
  • I don't take sugar in my coffee
    

• take up as if with a sponge

• take in, also metaphorically
  • The sponge absorbs water well
    
  • She drew strength from the minister's words
    

• accept
  • The cloth takes up the liquid
    

• hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
  • We overheard the conversation at the next table
    

• 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
    

• take up mentally
  • he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe
    

• fold up
  • take in the sails
    

• express willingness to have in one's home or environs
  • The community warmly received the refugees
    

• 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
    

• call for and obtain payment of
  • we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts
    
  • he collected the rent
    

• visit for entertainment
  • take in the sights
    

• suck or take up or in
  • A black star absorbs all matter
    

• fool or hoax
  • The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone
    
  • You can't fool me!
    

• provide with shelter

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  adopt , consume , ingest , take , have , sop up , suck in , take up , absorb , suck , imbibe , soak up , suck up , draw , catch , overhear , gain , clear , make , earn , realize , realise , pull in , bring in , assimilate , gather in , receive , invite , watch , view , see , collect
• Antonyms: 
  let out , widen , abstain , refrain , desist , emit , give out , give off