intake
Americannoun
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the place or opening at which a fluid is taken into a channel, pipe, etc.
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an act or instance of taking in.
an intake of oxygen.
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something that is taken in.
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a quantity taken in.
an intake of 50 gallons a minute.
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a narrowing; contraction.
noun
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a thing or a quantity taken in
an intake of students
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the act of taking in
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the opening through which fluid enters a duct or channel, esp the air inlet of a jet engine
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a ventilation shaft in a mine
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a contraction or narrowing
an intake in a garment
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of intake
First recorded in 1515–25; noun use of verb phrase take in
Explanation
The act of consuming food can be called intake. A veterinarian might advise you to limit your dog's intake of pizza crusts, for example. While the process of eating can be called your intake, unless you're a militant dieter who weighs every ounce of food you consume, you're most likely to hear the word intake in a hospital or doctor's office. Caregivers might be concerned about a patient's intake of calories if he's very sick, or a dietitian might recommend an elderly woman increase her intake of calcium.
Vocabulary lists containing intake
"Modern Automotive Technology," Vocabulary from Section 2
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Example Sentences
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Intake was measured by servings rather than tracking individual foods.
From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026
Barwell, who had represented the Wheatley Hills and Intake ward since May 2021, made his first appearance before Westminster Magistrates' Court on 3 February last year when extradition proceedings against him began.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2023
If you are a family with children, call the Family Shelter Intake Line at 206-245-1026 to be connected with a shelter bed and a ride to get there.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2022
Chou was arrested Sunday and is being held in lieu of bail of $1 million at the Orange County Intake Release Center, jail records show.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2022
Finally the completion of the dam at Intake and the distribution of water to the most extensive irrigable area in the Yellowstone Valley provided a tributary agricultural territory of great wealth.
From Down the Yellowstone by Freeman, Lewis R. (Lewis Ransome)
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