to take in
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3.9
- phrasal verb
- /teɪk ɪn/
:
visitar (lugares)
- We can take in a Red Sox game.
They just, they took in the moment and it was like calm.
- They just, they took in the moment and it was like calm.
- It must be quite fascinating to imagine the trips you've taken in your life.
- In this business, that means talking to people, touring an area, taking in the sights, even within your own town.
- We have half an hour to get to Cadillac Summit, take in the spectacular views and then come back down.
- But not like a fun museum like the Natural History Museum where you're just sort of walking through and taking in all of this amazing stuff.
- Look around you, take in your classmates, and imagine together the incredible experiences that lie ahead.
- Yes, no, I I'd come here on holiday with my parents and take in the Uptown bus tour, which is Lincoln Center, LOL.
- Go and take in Saint Louis, a group of homeschooling students to the United Nations in New York.
Examples
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We have half an hour to get to Cadillac Summit, take in the spectacular views and then come back down.
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Whenever I visit the city, I just love to take in a good show.
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Look around, take in the moment.
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Have dinner, talk, maybe take in a ball game.
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How would you feel about taking in a movie tonight?
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How about we take in the local sights?
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In this business, that means talking to people, touring an area, taking in the sights, even within your own town.
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Francesca and Robert walk hand in hand, window shopping and taking in the sights.
Fiction book (1995) -
Headed to the Bayou to take in some authentic Louisiana wildlife.
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Whenever I visit the city, I love to take in a good show.
Synonyms
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1.0
To look at something carefully for some time
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To visit a place or event to look at its sights
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1.0
To look at something carefully
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5.1
To look at or listen to something with full attention and enjoy it
Antonyms
How Thoroughly
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrasal verb 'take in' here uses take (to receive/bring) + in (into/within) to mean 'absorb or experience' — as in 'take in the sights' = 'see/absorb the attractions'. The connection is metaphorical and relies on particle-verb usage that is not fully compositional or universally predictable for B1 learners, so the expression is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Take in (visit/see) comes from the idea of bringing a place or show 'in' to your experience—you go and let it enter your view. So it means 'to visit or see a place or event'.