intake
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From English dialectal (Northern England/Scotland), deverbal of take in, equivalent to in- + take. More at in-, take.
Noun [edit]
intake (countable and uncountable; plural intakes)
- The place where water or air is taken into a pipe or conduit; opposed to outlet.
- The beginning of a contraction or narrowing in a tube or cylinder.
- The quantity taken in.
- the intake of air
- An act or instance of taking in: an intake of oxygen or food.
Translations [edit]
Verb [edit]
intake (third-person singular simple present intakes, present participle intaking, simple past and past participle intaken)
- To take or draw in (in all the senses of the noun).
