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take in

verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026

make (clothes) smaller

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Senses

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take into one's family

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take up mentally

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fool or hoax

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serve oneself to, or consume regularly

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take up as if with a sponge

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fold up

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express willingness to have in one's home or environs

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take in, also metaphorically

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accept

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see or watch

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hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers

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call for and obtain payment of

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earn on some commercial or business transaction

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visit for entertainment

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provide with shelter

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suck or take up or in

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Variants

synonym
absorbadoptassimilatecatchcollectdrawgather ingullinvitemakesop upsuck intaketake up
pasttense
taked intook in
presentparticiple
taking in
thirdpersonsingular
takes in
pastparticiple
taked intaken in