take-in

1 of 2

noun

: an act of taking in especially by deceiving

take in

2 of 2

verb

took in; taken in; taking in; takes in

transitive verb

1
a
: to receive as a guest or lodger
b
: to give shelter to
c
: to take to a police station as a prisoner
2
: to draw into a smaller compass
take in the slack of a line
:
a
: to make (a garment) smaller by enlarging seams or tucks
b
: furl
3
: to receive as payment or proceeds
4
: to receive (work) into one's house to be done for pay
take in washing
5
: to encompass within its limits
6
a
: to include in an itinerary
b
: attend
take in a movie
7
: to receive into the mind : perceive
took in the view
8

Examples of take-in in a Sentence

Verb a fellow passenger on the cruise completely took me in when he claimed to be the owner of a major software company this report takes in all the latest information on the subject
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
In the Seattle area, the Northwest Community Bail Fund’s annual take-in blew up from a mere $158,000 to about $5.7 million. Rob Kuznia, CNN, 21 Mar. 2023
Verb
Photographers captured the couple taking in a soccer game alongside Wright's son, Hopper Penn, at Parc des Princes Stadium. Effie Orfanides, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024 Exactly how long will the ballot-counting process take in California? Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 5 Mar. 2024 The last photograph for his project was taken in summer 2022. Zoe Whitfield, CNN, 4 Mar. 2024 After the short walk up to the top, take in the view and keep an eye out for planes taking off from Gillespie Field. Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2024 Cora Owens took in her nephew after a drunken driver killed her sister in Gallup, New Mexico, a remote town surrounded by Navajo lands. USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2024 Get your skates sharpened and glide along the skating loop while taking in incredible vistas of the Niagara Escarpment. Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024 In 2016, Michigan was the fourth largest state for refugee resettlement, taking in more than 30,000 arrivals over the previous decade, Global Detroit reported. Joyce Orlando, Detroit Free Press, 29 Feb. 2024 The number of people who live in the Serb region is not known: The last census, taken in 2013, put it at just over one million. Andrew Higgins Vladimir Zivojinovic, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1778, in the meaning defined above

Verb

circa 1518, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of take-in was circa 1518

Dictionary Entries Near take-in

Cite this Entry

“Take-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take-in. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

take in

verb
1
a
: to reduce the length of
take in a slack line
b
: to make smaller by enlarging seams or tucks
take in a coat
2
a
: to receive as a guest or resident
b
: to give shelter to
3
: to receive and do at home for pay
take in washing
4
: to include within fixed limits
the camp took in several acres
5
: attend sense 4
take in a movie
6
: to observe and think about so as to understand
paused to take the situation in
7
: to deceive so as to take advantage of
taken in by a hard luck story
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