Synonyms: take in
Definition: make (clothes) smaller
Usage: Please take in this skirt--I've lost weight
Similar words: vary, change, alter
Definition: become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
Usage: her mood changes in accordance with the weather; The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season
Definition: take into one's family
Usage: They adopted two children from Nicaragua
Similar words: take
Definition: take into one's possession
Usage: We are taking an orphan from Romania; I'll take three salmon steaks
Synonyms: ingest, absorb, assimilate, take in
Definition: take up mentally
Usage: he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe
Similar words: larn, learn, acquire
Definition: gain knowledge or skills
Usage: She learned dancing from her sister; I learned Sanskrit; Children acquire language at an amazing rate
Synonyms: take in, befool, put on, put one across, put one over, gull, fool, dupe, slang, cod
Definition: fool or hoax
Usage: The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone; You can't fool me!
Similar words: lead astray, deceive, betray
Definition: cause someone to believe an untruth
Usage: The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house
Synonyms: take in, take up, suck in, sop up
Definition: take up as if with a sponge
Similar words: consume, have, ingest, take, take in
Definition: serve oneself to, or consume regularly
Usage: Have another bowl of chicken soup!; I don't take sugar in my coffee
Definition: fold up
Usage: take in the sails
Definition: accept
Usage: The cloth takes up the liquid
Definition: get something; come into possession of
Usage: receive payment; receive a gift; receive letters from the front
Synonyms: see, watch, view, take in, catch
Definition: see or watch
Usage: 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
Synonyms: overhear, catch, take in
Definition: hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
Usage: We overheard the conversation at the next table
Similar words: hear
Definition: perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
Definition: call for and obtain payment of
Usage: we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts; he collected the rent
Similar words: take
Definition: take into one's possession
Usage: We are taking an orphan from Romania; I'll take three salmon steaks
Synonyms: clear, bring in, take in, earn, gain, make, realise, realize, pull in
Definition: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
Usage: 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
Definition: come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
Usage: She got a lot of paintings from her uncle; They acquired a new pet; Get your results the next day; Get permission to take a few days off from work
Synonyms: take in
Definition: visit for entertainment
Usage: take in the sights
Definition: go to see a place, as for entertainment
Usage: We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning
Synonyms: take in
Definition: provide with shelter
Similar words: put up, domiciliate, house
Definition: provide housing for
Usage: The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town