learn vs take in
take in vs learnlearn and take in both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| learn | No | No | Yes | No |
| take in | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
take in is a hyponym of
learn; that is, take in is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
learn:
- learn: gain knowledge or skills
- take in: take up mentally
Other hyponyms of learn include
relearn, catch up, absorb, assimilate, ingest, hit the books, study.
| learn (verb) | take in (verb) |
|---|---|
| gain knowledge or skills | make (clothes) smaller |
| get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally | take into one's family |
| be a student of a certain subject | take up mentally |
| commit to memory; learn by heart | fool or hoax |
| impart skills or knowledge to | serve oneself to, or consume regularly |
| find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort | take up as if with a sponge |
| fold up | |
| express willingness to have in one's home or environs | |
| accept | |
| take in, also metaphorically | |
| hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers | |
| see or watch | |
| earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages | |
| call for and obtain payment of | |
| visit for entertainment | |
| provide with shelter | |
| suck or take up or in |
Words related to "learn"
- absorb
- acquire
- alternate
- ascertain
- assimilate
- assure
- audit
- catch
- catch up
- catechise
- catechize
- check
- coach
- con
- condition
- control
- determine
- develop
- discover
- drill
- edify
- educate
- enlighten
- ensure
- exercise
- find
- find out
- get a line
- get the goods
- get the hang
- get wind
- get word
- ground
- hear
- hit the books
- indoctrinate
- induct
- inform
- ingest
- instruct
- insure
- larn
- learn
- learner
- lecture
- master
- memorise
- memorize
- mentor
- pick up
- practice
- practise
- prepare
- read
- reinforce
- relearn
- reward
- see
- see to it
- spoonfeed
- study
- take
- take in
- talk
- teach
- test
- train
- trip up
- tutor
- understudy
- unteach
- watch
- wise up
- witness
Words related to "take in"
- absorb
- acquire
- adopt
- allay
- alter
- assimilate
- assuage
- assume
- bear
- befool
- betray
- binge
- blot
- board
- booze
- bring home
- bring in
- cannibalise
- cannibalize
- catch
- change
- clear
- coal
- cod
- collect
- consume
- deceive
- digest
- domiciliate
- draw
- drink
- dupe
- earn
- eat
- eke out
- farm
- feed
- fill
- fool
- fuddle
- fuel
- furl
- gain
- gather in
- get
- gross
- gull
- habituate
- have
- hear
- hit the bottle
- house
- imbibe
- incorporate
- induct
- ingest
- invite
- kid
- larn
- lead astray
- learn
- let out
- listen
- make
- mop
- mop up
- net
- overhear
- partake
- pay
- preview
- profit
- pull in
- pull the leg of
- put on
- put one across
- put one over
- put up
- quench
- raise
- rake in
- rake off
- realise
- realize
- receive
- replete
- rewatch
- roll up
- sack
- sack up
- sample
- sate
- satiate
- see
- shovel in
- slake
- slang
- soak up
- sop up
- spectate
- sponge up
- squeeze out
- suck
- suck in
- suck up
- sup
- take
- take home
- take in
- take up
- take-in
- taste
- touch
- try
- try out
- turn a profit
- use
- vary
- view
- visit
- visualise
- visualize
- watch
- welcome
- wipe up
- yield
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