Verb
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make (clothes) smaller
"Please take in this skirt--I've lost weight"
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take into one's family
"They adopted two children from Nicaragua"
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serve oneself to, or consume regularly
"Have another bowl of chicken soup!"
"I don't take sugar in my coffee"
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take up as if with a sponge
- sop up - suck in - take up -
take in, also metaphorically
"The sponge absorbs water well"
"She drew strength from the minister's words"
- soak up - sop up - suck up - take up -
accept
"The cloth takes up the liquid"
- take up -
hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
"We overheard the conversation at the next table"
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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"
- pull in - bring in -
take up mentally
"he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"
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fold up
"take in the sails"
- gather in -
express willingness to have in one's home or environs
"The community warmly received the refugees"
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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"
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call for and obtain payment of
"we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts"
"he collected the rent"
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visit for entertainment
"take in the sights"
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suck or take up or in
"A black star absorbs all matter"
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fool or hoax
"The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"
"You can't fool me!"
- put on - put one over - put one across -
provide with shelter