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take in

take in
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [teyk in]
    • /teɪk ɪn/
    • /teɪk ɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [teyk in]
    • /teɪk ɪn/

Definitions of take in words

  • noun take in the act of taking. 1
  • noun take in something that is taken. 1
  • noun take in the quantity of fish, game, etc., taken at one time. 1
  • noun take in an opinion or assessment: What's your take on the candidate? 1
  • noun take in an approach; treatment: a new take on an old idea. 1
  • noun take in Informal. money taken in, especially profits. 1

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Origin of take in

First appearance:

before 1770
One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1770-80; noun use of verb phrase take in

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Parts of speech for Take in

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

take in popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for take in

verb take in

  • absorb — If something absorbs a liquid, gas, or other substance, it soaks it up or takes it in.
  • accommodate — If a building or space can accommodate someone or something, it has enough room for them.
  • accroach — to assume to oneself without right or authority; usurp.
  • admit — If you admit that something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing is true, you agree, often unwillingly, that it is true.
  • adopt — If you adopt a new attitude, plan, or way of behaving, you begin to have it.

noun take in

  • con — Con is the written abbreviation for constable, when it is part of a policeman's title.
  • gold brick — Informal. a brick made to look like gold, sold by a swindler.

Antonyms for take in

verb take in

  • adios — goodbye; farewell
  • aerified — to aerate.
  • aerify — to change or cause to change into a gas
  • air-condition — to apply air conditioning to
  • air — Air is the mixture of gases which forms the Earth's atmosphere and which we breathe.

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