get taken in

verb

To be fooled; to fall for.

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

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Meanings

verbget taken in (third-person singular simple present gets taken in, present participle getting taken in, simple past got taken in, past participle (UK) got taken in or (US) gotten taken in)

present singular third person gets taken in · participle present getting taken in · past got taken in · UK participle past got taken in · US participle past gotten taken in

  1. idiomaticTo be fooled; to fall for.

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

  2. idiomaticTo be unofficially fostered.

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

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APA

get taken in. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20taken%20in

MLA

“get taken in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20taken%20in. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get taken in,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20taken%20in.

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