Definitions
1.VerbTo receive."The company took in more than forty million euros last year."
2.VerbTo receive and properly absorb or comprehend."The news is a lot to take in right now.; I was so sleepy that I hardly took in any of the lecture."
3.VerbTo enjoy or appreciate."I'm just going to sit on a bench and take in the scenery.; Just relax and take in the fresh ocean air."
4.VerbTo allow a person or an animal to live in one's home."take in a stray cat"
5.VerbTo receive (goods) into one's home for the purpose of processing for a fee."In hard times, some women would take in washing and others dressmaking repairs."
6.VerbTo shorten (a garment) or make it smaller."Try taking the skirt in a little around the waist."
7.VerbTo attend a showing of."take in a show; take in a movie"
8.VerbTo deceive; to hoodwink."Their grandma lost thousands of dollars because she was taken in by scammers."
9.VerbTo tighten (a belaying rope).
10.VerbTo subscribe to home delivery of.
11.VerbTo reef.
12.VerbTo arrest (a person)."The police took in the suspect."