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 New Zealand has taken in hundreds of refugees this year.
(The refugees had nowhere else to go)

 Can you take in any international students when they visit us next month?
(I am asking if you can allow any students to stay at their house)

3. Take in = to deceive someone
(transitive) To make someone believe something that is not true. The person
will usually try to gain your trust in order to deceive you.
 Those con artists took in a lot of people.

(Did you know con artist is a short way of saying confidence artist … they try to
win your confidence or trust in order to deceive you)
 He took me in completely with his sad story.
(Yes, he deceived me with his fake story.)
 Don’t be taken in by his charm. He isn’t a nice person.
(Yes, he appears to be nice though in reality he isn’t.)
 Many people were taken in by the false promises made by the politicians during
their electoral campaigns.
4. Take in = to reduce the size of a garment
(transitive) To reduce the size of a piece of clothing so that it fits better. To
make a garment (which is a piece of clothing) narrower, tighter or shorter.
 After her diet, her dress needed to be taken in.
 These pants are a little loose, I think I might need to take them in.
 The wedding dress had to be taken in around the waist to make it look perfect.
5. Take in = to understand and absorb information
(transitive) To understand and absorb the information that you see or read.
To pay attention to something so you understand it.
 There was so much information that it was hard to take it all in.
 I had been staring at the page for five minutes but hadn’t taken anything in.
 I could hardly take in everything she said.
 That surprising news is a lot to take in right now.

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