take in
Synonyymisanakirja
take in
tehdä, juoda, syödä, nauttia, niellä, käyttää, olla, kuluttaa liikaa, syödä lajitovereita, ansaita, tienata, hankkia, tuottaa.
Rimmaavat sanat
take in rimmaa näiden kanssa:
in, drive-in, taain, parhain, varhain, aamuvarhain, rajain, ohjain, kauko-ohjain, sauvaohjain...
Englannin sanakirja
take in englanniksi
puhekieltä To allow a person or an animal to live in one's home.
(ux)
puhekieltä 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.
1844 January 23, cross-examination in the case of R v Daniel OConnell, et al., reprinted in, 1844, John Flanedy, editor, A Special Report of the Proceedings in the Case of the Queen against Daniel O'Connell(..) on an Indictment for Conspiracy and Misdemeanour'', page 218 http://google.com/books?id=do7RAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA218&dq=%22take+in+no+newspaper%22:
puhekieltä To shorten (a garment) or make it smaller.
Try taking the skirt in a little around the waist.
puhekieltä To tighten (a belaying rope). (qualifier)
puhekieltä To 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.
take in a show
take in a movie