take in (/teɪk ɪn/)
verb · Intermediate · Common Verbs
🔊 /teɪk ɪn/
Meaning
Meaning: absorb; deceive
To understand and absorb information, or to deceive someone. It can also mean to give someone shelter.
Examples
🗣 There was so much news that I couldn’t take it all in.
Etymology
From ‘take’ plus ‘in’, the idea of receiving something into the mind or home.
How & Where It’s Used
Common for understanding information or being deceived.
Tags: phrasal-verb