take in Meaning and Definition

1. v. make (clothes) smaller

2. v. take into one's family

3. v. take up mentally

4. v. fool or hoax

5. v. serve oneself to, or consume regularly

6. v. take up as if with a sponge

7. v. fold up

8. v. express willingness to have in one's home or environs

9. v. take in, also metaphorically

10. v. accept

11. v. see or watch

12. v. hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers

13. v. call for and obtain payment of

14. v. earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

15. v. visit for entertainment

16. v. provide with shelter

17. v. suck or take up or in