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What does "be taken in" mean?

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Rebecca

Used as an informal expression like in this video, to be "taken in" means to be deceived or fooled by something. Here, Sheldon is telling Amy that she is being "taken in" (fooled, deceived) by unstable mathematics. Ex: Don't be taken in by her lies. Ex: The grandmother was taken in by the words of the conman.

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