take in

provide with shelter

fool or hoax

• “The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone”
• “You can”

be identified, regarded, accepted, or mistaken for someone or something else; as by denying one's own ancestry or background

• “He could pass as his twin brother”
• “She passed as a White woman even though her grandfather was Black”

take and maintain control over, often by violent means

• “The dissatisfied students held the President”

call for and obtain payment of

• “we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts”
• “he collected the rent”

see or watch

• “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”

express willingness to have in one''s home or environs

• “The community warmly received the refugees”

fold up

• “take in the sails”

take up mentally

• “he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe”

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”

hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers

• “We overheard the conversation at the next table”

accept

• “The cloth takes up the liquid”

take in, also metaphorically

• “The sponge absorbs water well”
• “She drew strength from the minister”

take up as if with a sponge

serve oneself to, or consume regularly

• “Have another bowl of chicken soup!”
• “I don”

take into one''s family

• “They adopted two children from Nicaragua”

make (clothes) smaller

• “Please take in this skirt--I”

the act of taking in as by fooling or cheating or swindling someone