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intake

[in-teyk]

noun

  1. the place or opening at which a fluid is taken into a channel, pipe, etc.

  2. an act or instance of taking in.

    an intake of oxygen.

  3. something that is taken in.

  4. a quantity taken in.

    an intake of 50 gallons a minute.

  5. a narrowing; contraction.



intake

/ ˈɪˌٱɪ /

noun

  1. a thing or a quantity taken in

    an intake of students

  2. the act of taking in

  3. the opening through which fluid enters a duct or channel, esp the air inlet of a jet engine

  4. a ventilation shaft in a mine

  5. a contraction or narrowing

    an intake in a garment

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of intake1

First recorded in 1515–25; noun use of verb phrase take in
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The carbohydrate intake initially seemed to provide a boost, but the issue continued to bother her and led to the medical attention.

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And some of the new intake, not on the Left, are looking to the past for inspiration.

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For its followers, the intake of knowledge itself seems to be a kind of religion, and this is the church.

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are some misconceptions that you were harboring about muscles and caloric intake?

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I had an intake that day — meeting a new client from Guatemala.

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