# take in

> English word · Verb · IPA /teɪk‿ˈɪn/

## Definitions
1. To receive.
2. To receive and properly absorb or comprehend.
3. To enjoy or appreciate.
4. To allow a person or an animal to live in one's home.
5. To receive (goods) into one's home for the purpose of processing for a fee.
6. To shorten (a garment) or make it smaller.
7. To attend a showing of.
8. To deceive; to hoodwink.
9. To tighten (a belaying rope).
10. To subscribe to home delivery of.
11. To reef.
12. To arrest (a person).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/take-in