get taken in

English

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Verb

get 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)

1. (idiomatic) To 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. (idiomatic) To be unofficially fostered.

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

Synonyms

• be taken in