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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
take in
1. provide with shelter (Freq. 3)
• Hypernyms:
house, put up, domiciliate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. fool or hoax (Freq. 2)
- The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone
- You can't fool me!
• Syn:
gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod,
fool, put on, put one over, put one across
• Derivationally related forms:
take-in, put-on (for: put on), fool (for: fool), dupe (for: dupe), dupery (for: dupe), gull (for: gull)
• Hypernyms:
deceive, betray, lead astray
• Hyponyms:
pull the leg of, kid
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s PP (for: put one over)
3. visit for entertainment (Freq. 1)
- take in the sights
• Hypernyms:
visit, see
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. take up mentally (Freq. 1)
- he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe
• Syn:
absorb, assimilate, ingest
• Derivationally related forms:
assimilation (for: assimilate), assimilator (for: assimilate), absorption (for: absorb)
• Hypernyms:
learn, larn, acquire
• Hyponyms:
imbibe
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
5. suck or take up or in (Freq. 1)
- A black star absorbs all matter
• Syn:
absorb
• Ant:
emit (for: absorb)
• Derivationally related forms:
absorptive (for: absorb), absorbent (for: absorb), absorbable (for: absorb), absorption (for: absorb)
• Hyponyms:
suck, suck in
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
6. express willingness to have in one's home or environs (Freq. 1)
- The community warmly received the refugees
• Syn:
receive, invite
• Derivationally related forms:
invitation (for: invite), receptive (for: receive)
• Hyponyms:
welcome, absorb, see, assume, induct
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Sam cannot take in Sue
7. fold up (Freq. 1)
- take in the sails
• Syn:
gather in
• Hypernyms:
roll up, furl
• Hyponyms:
incorporate, coal
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
8. see or watch (Freq. 1)
- 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
• Syn:
watch, view, see, catch
• Derivationally related forms:
seer (for: see), viewable (for: view), view (for: view), viewer (for: view), watch (for: watch)
• Hypernyms:
watch
• Hyponyms:
visualize, visualise, spectate, preview
• Verb Group:
see
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Sam and Sue take in the movie
9. call for and obtain payment of (Freq. 1)
- we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts
- he collected the rent
• Syn:
collect
• Derivationally related forms:
collectible (for: collect), collector (for: collect)
• Hypernyms:
take
• Hyponyms:
farm, raise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something from somebody
10. accept
- The cloth takes up the liquid
• Syn:
take up
• Hypernyms:
receive, have
• Hyponyms:
fuel
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
11. take in, also metaphorically
- The sponge absorbs water well
- She drew strength from the minister's words
• Syn:
absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up,
suck up, draw, take up
• See Also:
draw in (for: draw), suck in (for: suck)
• Derivationally related forms:
imbiber (for: imbibe), suck (for: suck), sucker (for: suck), absorption (for: absorb), absorber (for: absorb)
• Hyponyms:
wipe up, mop up, mop, blot, sponge up
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
12. take up as if with a sponge
• Syn:
sop up, suck in, take up
• Hypernyms:
consume, ingest, take, have
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
13. 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
• Syn:
gain, clear, make, earn, realize,
realise, pull in, bring in
• Derivationally related forms:
earner (for: earn), gainer (for: gain)
• Hypernyms:
get, acquire
• Hyponyms:
eke out, squeeze out, profit, turn a profit, rake off,
take home, bring home, rake in, shovel in, gross, yield,
pay, bear
• Verb Group:
net, sack, sack up, clear, make
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- They take in the money
14. hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
- We overheard the conversation at the next table
• Syn:
catch, overhear
• Hypernyms:
hear
• Verb Group:
catch, get
• Entailment:
listen
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
15. serve oneself to, or consume regularly
- Have another bowl of chicken soup!
- I don't take sugar in my coffee
• Syn:
consume, ingest, take, have
• Ant:
abstain (for: consume)
• See Also:
take up (for: take)
• Derivationally related forms:
ingestion (for: ingest), consumptive (for: consume), consumption (for: consume), consumer (for: consume)
• Hyponyms:
hit, cannibalize, cannibalise, use, habituate,
eat, drink, imbibe, booze, fuddle, partake,
touch, feed, satiate, sate, replete, fill,
sample, try, try out, taste, sop up, suck in,
suck in, smoke, drug, do drugs, swallow,
get down, sup
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- They take in more bread
16. take into one's family
- They adopted two children from Nicaragua
• Syn:
adopt
• Derivationally related forms:
adoptable (for: adopt), adoptive (for: adopt), adoptee (for: adopt), adoption (for: adopt), adopter (for: adopt)
• Hypernyms:
take
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
17. make (clothes) smaller
- Please take in this skirt--I've lost weight
• Ant:
let out
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, vary
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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