English-Finnish translations for take in

• jymäyttää

Definition of take in

• To absorb or comprehend
• To allow a person or an animal to live in one's home
• To receive into one's home for the purpose of processing for a fee
• To shorten or make it smaller
• To attend a showing of
• To deceive; to hoodwink
• To subscribe to home delivery of

Examples

• The news is a lot to take in right now.
• I was so sleepy that I hardly took in any of the lecture.
• take in a stray cat
• In hard times, some women would take in washing and others dressmaking repairs.
• Try taking the skirt in a little around the waist.
• take in a show
• take in a movie

Related words

• take point
• taken in
• take wing
• take pains
• take fingerprints
• take reins
• take wind
• take into account
• take into custody