take in
IPA: tˈeɪkɪn
verb
- (transitive) To 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.
- To attend a showing of.
- To deceive; to hoodwink.
- (transitive, climbing) To tighten (a belaying rope).
- (obsolete) To subscribe to home delivery of.
- (nautical) To reef.
- (transitive) To arrest (a person).
take-in
IPA: tˈeɪkɪn
noun
- A fraud or deception.
take in vain
IPA: tˈeɪkɪnvˈeɪn
verb
- use a name, such as god, without proper respect