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1 Undertake work at home. start learning
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‘Take laundry in to do for others that don't want to be bothered doing this.’ start learning
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2. Make a garment tighter by altering its seams. start learning
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‘When taking garments in, try on the garment and pin at the spot where the most fabric needs to be removed.’ start learning
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‘I took it in to be altered before I went to New Jersey in August because it needed to be taken in all over and the skirt needed to be lifted up.’ start learning
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‘As they drew near, they began to take in sail after sail, until they were reduced to the same condition.’ start learning
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3. Include or encompass something. start learning
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‘the sweep of his arm took in most of Main Street’ start learning
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‘The book attempts to take in a too broad canvas and not everyone is au fait with pastiche operetta.’ start learning
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‘The cove was named after Alfred Waylen, the original grantee of Swan Location 74 which took in most of the present day localities of Myaree and Alfred Cove.’ start learning
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include, encompass, embrace, contain, comprise, cover, incorporate, embody, comprehend, subsume, envelop start learning
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3.1. Fully understand or absorb something heard or seen. start learning
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‘she took in the scene at a glance’ start learning
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‘That was something I didn't want to do, but knew I had to in order to fully take it in.’ start learning
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‘Of course, I will need to re-read the transcript later to take it in fully.’ start learning
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‘I threw my arms around him and took his presence in.’ start learning
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‘Melissa gestured toward Braden, Megan just nodded, not quite fully taking it in, but more like stuck in that moment of time.’ start learning
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‘We are allowed to look at a scene and take things in.’ start learning
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‘He carried this piece of paper to the glass door of the classroom, and then instructed me to stand facing the door, holding the piece of paper to the door with my forehead, so I could stare at the two words and take them in fully.’ start learning
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‘Kate's dad Ron phoned me up to tell me and when I heard I couldn't take it in.’ start learning
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‘But I was too loaded to ever take the time to actually take it in and understand it.’ start learning
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‘Shivering with fear and cold, I tried to take the whole scene in.’ start learning
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‘I stood on the cliff tonight and took it in, arms out in the standard Zorba-the-Czech posture I assume in these moods of surpassing joy.’ start learning
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comprehend, understand, grasp, follow, absorb, soak in, assimilate, make out start learning
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4. Visit or attend a place or event in a casual way or on the way to another. start learning
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‘he'd maybe take in a movie, or just relax’ start learning
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‘We even took in a movie, in French with Spanish subtitles!’ start learning
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‘He was in town with his wife, and they took in a minor league ball game earlier in the day.’ start learning
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