take in

1. (transitive)To receive.

   The company took in more than forty million euros last year.

2. (transitive)To 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. (transitive)To 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. (transitive)To allow a person or an animal to live in one's home.

   take in a stray cat

   приюти́тьprijutítʹ

5. (transitive)To 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. (transitive)To shorten (a garment) or make it smaller.

   Try taking the skirt in a little around the waist.

   make (clothes) smaller

7. (transitive)To attend a showing of.

   take in a show

   take in a movie

8. (transitive)To deceive; to hoodwink.

   Their grandma lost thousands of dollars because she was taken in by scammers.

   einwickeln

9. (transitive)To tighten (a belaying rope).

10. To reef.

11. (transitive)To arrest (a person).

    The police took in the suspect.

12. (obsolete)To subscribe to home delivery of.

1. I'm taking an exam in January.

   Я здаю екзамен у січні. — deniko

   ruВ январе у меня экзамен. — marafon

   deIm Januar habe ich eine Prüfung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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2. I took part in the contest.

   Я прийняв участь у конкурсі. — deniko

   deIch nahm am Wettbewerb teil. — MUIRIEL

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3. He took part in the race.

   Він прийняв участь у перегонах. — deniko

   ruОн принял участие в гонке. — papersaltserver

   deEr nahm an dem Rennen teil. — lookcloser

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4. Tom took Mary in his arms.

   Том пригорнув Мері. — deniko

   ruТом обнял Мэри. — marafon

   deTom nahm Mary in den Arm. — jast

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5. This photo was taken in Boston.

   Ця фотографія була зроблена в Бостоні. — deniko

   ruЭта фотография была сделана в Бостоне. — odexed

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irregular · Lesson

• take upпіднімати, братисяTo pick up.
• take offзняти, зніматиTo remove.
• take outприбрати, видалитиTo remove.
• take onвзяти, братиTo acquire, bring in, or introduce.
• take inпіднімати, братисяTo receive.
• take downпідвести, підводитиTo remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed.
• take backвідкликати, згадуватиTo retract or withdraw (an earlier statement).
• take overперевищувати, перевершитиTo assume control of something, such as a business or enterprise, and sometimes by force.