Absorb information
Meanings
- Absorb information (separable [optional], International English)
- Deceive (separable [obligatory], International English)
- Make clothes smaller (separable [optional], International English)
- Assume care or support (separable [optional], International English)
Examples
- The lecture was rather boring and I didn't TAKE IN much of what the lecturer said.
- She TOOK me IN with her story until someone told me the truth.
- The jacket was far too big around the shoulders, so I had it TAKEN IN so that I could wear it.
- The family TOOK IN the three homeless kittens.