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According to WordNet, the verb "take_in" has 17 sense(s).

202492584 visit for entertainment; "take in the sights".

202765464 suck or take up or in; "A black star absorbs all matter".

201156834 serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee".

201214786 fold up; "take in the sails".

201540844 accept; "The cloth takes up the liquid".

201197980 take up as if with a sponge.

201470225 express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The community warmly received the refugees".

202289295 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".

200854904 fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!".

201539063 take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words".

202218173 call for and obtain payment of; "we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts"; "he collected the rent".

202656995 provide with shelter.

200304100 make (clothes) smaller; "Please take in this skirt--I've lost weight".

202150948 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".

200413195 take into one's family; "They adopted two children from Nicaragua".

202189168 hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; "We overheard the conversation at the next table".

200602255 take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe".


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