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Meaning of get taken in | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To be fooled; to fall for.
idiomatic
To be unofficially fostered.
idiomatic

Examples

“I wonder how many people will get taken in by their addition of a fancy-looking front panel to a crummy device.”

“When her mother died, she got taken in by the next-door neighbour.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

get the ball rolling get the band back together get the better of get the bird get the boot get the bulge on