took in

verb

Definition of took innext
past tense of take in
1
as in deceived
to cause to believe what is untrue a fellow passenger on the cruise completely took me in when he claimed to be the owner of a major software company

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2
as in included
to have as part of a whole this report takes in all the latest information on the subject

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3
as in housed
to provide with living quarters or shelter took in the stray dog

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Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for took in
  1. deceived
  2. included
  3. housed
  4. involved
  5. accommodated
  6. fooled
  7. contained
  8. lodged
Verb
  • Durin the Elder, faced with this dread nightmare, realizes he’s been deceived and takes off the Ring.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Honestly describing the role of AI builds trust and prevents the audience from feeling deceived.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of deceived
Verb
  • That included missing a wide-open man on a would-be TD down the middle of the field.
    Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Cash provided by investing activities included $235,733 of extension payments made to the trust, $204,460 of reimbursement from the trust of franchise and income tax payments, and cash withdrawn from the trust of $2,653,439 in relation to stock redemptions.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of included
Verb
  • Floodwaters have devastated the Biltmore Village, which is where the estate's employees are housed.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
  • These one- or two-room shacks housed, on average, six enslaved people and had, at most, one window.
    Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of housed
Verb
  • Part of that curriculum involved Día de los Muertos, which Gonzales described as an Indigenous ceremony that dates back millennia to the Aztec people of Mexico.
    Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Seafarer has been involved in legal proceedings, including a lawsuit filed against John Grimm, which was settled in February 2024.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of involved
Verb
  • Advertisement The centers will house only adult men, while vulnerable people such as women, children, elderly people and those who are ill or victims of torture will be accommodated in Italy.
    Llazar Semini, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The remaining 19 passengers were accommodated by a bus.
    Greg Norman, Fox News, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of accommodated
Verb
  • The only surprise is that Adar was so easily fooled and then stabbed to death.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Don't be fooled by its glitzy bottle.
    Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of fooled
Verb
  • The second app, from the phishing sites people were directed to, contained the live web-app trading platform.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • This reusable, insulated tumbler keeps her drinks hot for hours—and comes with a secure lid to help keep them contained.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Glamour, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of contained
Verb
  • Walking upright slowed the transit of food through the system, meaning that waste material became lodged in the bands of the large intestine, setting the flora of the gut off balance and seeping poison into the rest of the body.
    Elsa Richardson, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Around the time of her departure, Perrette lodged accusations of an assault or a crime.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of lodged
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Thesaurus Entries Near took in

took hold (of)

took in

took into account

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