Dictionary

verb

Definitions

1. To absorb or comprehend.

   Example: I was so sleepy that I hardly took in any of the lecture.

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

   Example: take in a stray cat

3. To receive (goods) into one's home for the purpose of processing for a fee.

   Example: In hard times, some women would take in washing and others dressmaking repairs.

4. To shorten (a garment) or make it smaller.

   Example: Try taking the skirt in a little around the waist.