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take in

verbB1 · Intermediate

To understand, or make clothing smaller.

Meanings of «take in»

1 · verb

to understand or absorb information you see or hear

She could hardly take in the shocking news at first.

2 · verb

to make a piece of clothing smaller or narrower

My mother will take in this skirt because it feels too loose.

Similar: alternarrowshorten

3 · verb

to accept someone into your home or family

My aunt agreed to take in the stray kitten.

Similar: shelteracceptwelcome

Translation

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«take in» in 17 languages
AR العربية
AZ Azərbaycan
DE Deutsch
ES Español
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FR Français
HI हिन्दी
ID Indonesia
JA 日本語
KO 한국어
PT Português
RO Română
RU Русский
TH ไทย
TR Türkçe
UK Українська
UZ O‘zbek
VI Tiếng Việt

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