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1 Undertake work at home. Lernen beginnen
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‘Take laundry in to do for others that don't want to be bothered doing this.’ Lernen beginnen
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2. Make a garment tighter by altering its seams. Lernen beginnen
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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.’ Lernen beginnen
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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.’ Lernen beginnen
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‘As they drew near, they began to take in sail after sail, until they were reduced to the same condition.’ Lernen beginnen
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3. Include or encompass something. Lernen beginnen
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‘the sweep of his arm took in most of Main Street’ Lernen beginnen
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‘The book attempts to take in a too broad canvas and not everyone is au fait with pastiche operetta.’ Lernen beginnen
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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.’ Lernen beginnen
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include, encompass, embrace, contain, comprise, cover, incorporate, embody, comprehend, subsume, envelop Lernen beginnen
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3.1. Fully understand or absorb something heard or seen. Lernen beginnen
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‘she took in the scene at a glance’ Lernen beginnen
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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.’ Lernen beginnen
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‘Of course, I will need to re-read the transcript later to take it in fully.’ Lernen beginnen
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‘I threw my arms around him and took his presence in.’ Lernen beginnen
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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.’ Lernen beginnen
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‘We are allowed to look at a scene and take things in.’ Lernen beginnen
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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.’ Lernen beginnen
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‘Kate's dad Ron phoned me up to tell me and when I heard I couldn't take it in.’ Lernen beginnen
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‘But I was too loaded to ever take the time to actually take it in and understand it.’ Lernen beginnen
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‘Shivering with fear and cold, I tried to take the whole scene in.’ Lernen beginnen
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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.’ Lernen beginnen
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comprehend, understand, grasp, follow, absorb, soak in, assimilate, make out Lernen beginnen
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4. Visit or attend a place or event in a casual way or on the way to another. Lernen beginnen
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‘he'd maybe take in a movie, or just relax’ Lernen beginnen
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‘We even took in a movie, in French with Spanish subtitles!’ Lernen beginnen
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‘He was in town with his wife, and they took in a minor league ball game earlier in the day.’ Lernen beginnen
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