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take sth in

(INCLUDE) phrasal verb with take
 
 
/teɪk/ verb (took, taken)

Definition

to include something: The new town takes in three former villages.Including and containingComprising and consisting of
(Definition of take sth in (INCLUDE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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