Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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take in | No | No | Yes | No |
watch | Yes | No | Yes | No |
take in (noun) | watch (noun) |
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a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe | |
the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival) | |
a small portable timepiece | |
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event | |
a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty | |
the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty |
take in (verb) | watch (verb) |
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make (clothes) smaller | find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort |
take into one's family | look attentively |
take up mentally | be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful |
fool or hoax | observe without intervening |
serve oneself to, or consume regularly | observe or determine by looking |
take up as if with a sponge | see or watch |
fold up | follow with the eyes or the mind |
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 |