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